Gram panchayat · Sadar block · Puri
Balipada gram panchayat
Balipada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sadar block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,514 people in 1,102 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,514
- Literacy
- 78.5%
- Area
- 7.7 km²
- LGD code
- 121059
Villages of Balipada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangurbagadadharpur | 354 | 1,823 | 83.2% | 36% | 0% |
| Balipada | 199 | 991 | 75.7% | 23% | 0% |
| Kaliakera | 189 | 984 | 84.8% | 11% | 0% |
| Jhinkiriajagannathpur | 171 | 839 | 68.6% | 17% | 0% |
| Dhola | 173 | 805 | 73.0% | 50% | 0% |
| Gopinathapur | 16 | 72 | 87.9% | 25% | 0% |
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 Balipada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,514
- 2,850 male · 2,664 female
- Households
- 1,102
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.5%
- below Sadar block's villages (82.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 935
- below Sadar block's villages (964)
- Children aged 0–6
- 593
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,111
- 38.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,560 (28.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.0%)
What the 2,111 workers did
- Cultivators413 (19.6%)
- Agricultural labourers408 (19.3%)
- Household industry58 (2.7%)
- Other work404 (19.1%)
- Marginal workers828 (39.2%)
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 Balipada
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 8 km², 35% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school1 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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
- Baligualli
- Baliput
- Basudevpur
- Beladal
- Bhailipur
- Bijayramachandrapur
- Birabalabhadrapur
- Biranasinghpur
- Birapratappur
- Chalisibatia
- Chandanpur
- Ganganarayanpur
- Garhmurgasira
- Gopinathpur
- Goudakera
- Hantuka
- Harekrushnapur
- Jamarsuan
- Kanheibidyadharpur
- Kasiharipur
- Korandipur
- Malatipatpur
- Pratappurosottampur
- Pratapramachandrapur
- Raigorada
- Samanga
- Samangara
- Sasan Damodarpur
- Talajanga
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