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Baligualli gram panchayat

Baligualli is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sadar block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 5,789 people in 1,192 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
2
Population (2011)
5,789
Literacy
89.7%
Area
17.5 km²
LGD code
121058

Villages of Baligualli

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Balukhanda1,1925,78989.7%13%0%
Dohitakhanda00–––

Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.

People and work in Baligualli

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,789
2,990 male · 2,799 female
Households
1,192
about 4.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
89.7%
above Sadar block's villages (82.1%)
Females per 1,000 males
936
below Sadar block's villages (964)
Children aged 0–6
596
10.3% of residents
Workers
1,861
32.1% of residents
Scheduled Castes
759 (13.1%)
Scheduled Tribes
4 (0.1%)

What the 1,861 workers did

  • Cultivators294 (15.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers382 (20.5%)
  • Household industry127 (6.8%)
  • Other work880 (47.3%)
  • Marginal workers178 (9.6%)

Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).

Facilities in the villages of Baligualli

How many of the 1 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 18 km², and 62% forest.

Education

  • Primary school1 of 1
  • Middle school1 of 1
  • Secondary school1 of 1
  • Senior secondary school0 of 1
  • Degree college0 of 1

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 1
  • Health sub-centre0 of 1
  • Anganwadi centre1 of 1

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 1
  • Hand pump1 of 1
  • Electricity for homes1 of 1

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road0 of 1
  • Public bus1 of 1
  • Mobile phone coverage1 of 1

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 1
  • Commercial bank0 of 1
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 1
  • Weekly haat1 of 1
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (1).

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.

Other gram panchayats in Sadar block

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