Gram panchayat · Satyabadi block · Puri
Balapur gram panchayat
Balapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Satyabadi block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 1 village, home to 3,628 people in 786 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Satyabadi assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 1
- Population (2011)
- 3,628
- Literacy
- 85.7%
- Area
- 6.9 km²
- LGD code
- 121085
Villages of Balapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balapur | 786 | 3,628 | 85.7% | 23% | 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 Balapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,628
- 1,838 male · 1,790 female
- Households
- 786
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.7%
- above Satyabadi block's villages (84.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 974
- about the same as Satyabadi block's villages (967)
- Children aged 0–6
- 364
- 10.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,903
- 52.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 850 (23.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.1%)
What the 1,903 workers did
- Cultivators605 (31.8%)
- Agricultural labourers252 (13.2%)
- Household industry33 (1.7%)
- Other work386 (20.3%)
- Marginal workers627 (32.9%)
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 Balapur
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 1 villages cover 7 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 0% 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 bus0 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 haat0 of 1
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (1), Oil Seeds (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 Satyabadi block
- Algum
- Alisha
- Balarampur
- Bidyadharapur
- Biraramachandrpur
- Biswanathpur
- Desabidyadharapur
- Dugal
- Jayapur
- Ketakipatna
- Kodua
- Madhubana
- Mahura
- Mulalasa
- Narendrapur
- Nuasameswarpur
- Parajapada
- Penthapada
- Raikhandi
- Sandharasasan
- Sarangjodi
- Sri Ramachandrapur
- Sukal
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Balapur? Share it with us.