Gram panchayat · Chandrapur block · Rayagada
Bijapur gram panchayat
Bijapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chandrapur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 24 villages, home to 5,600 people in 1,139 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Gunupur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 24
- Population (2011)
- 5,600
- Literacy
- 41.8%
- Area
- 79.1 km²
- LGD code
- 121126
Villages of Bijapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijapur | 232 | 1,118 | 47.0% | 15% | 37% |
| Gunduriguda | 157 | 741 | 54.9% | 40% | 55% |
| Morchiguda | 88 | 360 | 51.5% | 21% | 13% |
| Rabiguda | 54 | 302 | 22.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Khilundi | 56 | 279 | 45.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Sikorogudi | 54 | 270 | 52.2% | 0% | 99% |
| Pankalagudi | 66 | 266 | 32.5% | 0% | 99% |
| Kamupadar | 50 | 241 | 53.6% | 47% | 52% |
| Gandagudi | 45 | 216 | 47.8% | 0% | 98% |
| Bapla | 33 | 207 | 31.7% | 69% | 31% |
| Lambaruguda | 29 | 190 | 24.6% | 0% | 98% |
| Siripudi | 36 | 181 | 19.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Bontla | 32 | 179 | 6.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Dusapanga | 35 | 166 | 43.7% | 0% | 99% |
| Muraguda | 26 | 158 | 56.7% | 0% | 96% |
| Lundruguda | 28 | 157 | 21.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Kamipodoro | 30 | 127 | 45.2% | 1% | 98% |
| Surulu | 24 | 119 | 31.2% | 0% | 97% |
| Sanaponkal | 18 | 86 | 17.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Suresi | 16 | 81 | 56.1% | 0% | 96% |
| Kendra | 14 | 71 | 13.2% | 0% | 94% |
| Godenga | 8 | 42 | 25.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Samaneju | 7 | 36 | 40.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Somaju | 1 | 7 | 60.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Bijapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,600
- 2,828 male · 2,772 female
- Households
- 1,139
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 41.8%
- above Chandrapur block's villages (40.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 980
- below Chandrapur block's villages (1,016)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,177
- 21.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,973
- 53.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 799 (14.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,959 (70.7%)
What the 2,973 workers did
- Cultivators768 (25.8%)
- Agricultural labourers375 (12.6%)
- Household industry17 (0.6%)
- Other work54 (1.8%)
- Marginal workers1,759 (59.2%)
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 Bijapur
How many of the 24 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 24 villages cover 79 km², 47% of it sown with crops and 18% forest.
Education
- Primary school18 of 24
- Middle school4 of 24
- Secondary school0 of 24
- Senior secondary school0 of 24
- Degree college0 of 24
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 24
- Health sub-centre1 of 24
- Anganwadi centre15 of 24
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 24
- Hand pump23 of 24
- Electricity for homes0 of 24
Roads & transport
- All-weather road17 of 24
- Public bus0 of 24
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 24
Services
- Post office or sub post office5 of 24
- Commercial bank0 of 24
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 24
- Weekly haat0 of 24
- Primary schools
- 19
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (20), Ragi (20), Pulses (19).
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 Chandrapur block
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