Gram panchayat · Maneswar block · Sambalpur
Batemura gram panchayat
Batemura is a gram panchayat (village council) in Maneswar block of Sambalpur district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,308 people in 1,332 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rengali assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,308
- Literacy
- 71.8%
- Area
- 21.1 km²
- LGD code
- 121369
Villages of Batemura
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keshapali | 364 | 1,498 | 71.1% | 17% | 63% |
| Batemura | 313 | 1,218 | 76.1% | 31% | 26% |
| Kiritpur | 138 | 566 | 70.8% | 45% | 37% |
| Khunti | 124 | 536 | 74.2% | 36% | 36% |
| Jayaghant | 123 | 459 | 73.4% | 72% | 10% |
| Balaraga | 105 | 384 | 61.6% | 41% | 54% |
| Surda | 59 | 236 | 80.7% | 50% | 20% |
| Beherapali | 56 | 223 | 63.1% | 20% | 16% |
| Bhejradihi | 50 | 188 | 58.1% | 34% | 64% |
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 Batemura
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,308
- 2,720 male · 2,588 female
- Households
- 1,332
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.8%
- below Maneswar block's villages (75.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 951
- below Maneswar block's villages (964)
- Children aged 0–6
- 541
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,900
- 54.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,798 (33.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,120 (39.9%)
What the 2,900 workers did
- Cultivators281 (9.7%)
- Agricultural labourers1,382 (47.7%)
- Household industry169 (5.8%)
- Other work402 (13.9%)
- Marginal workers666 (23.0%)
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 Batemura
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 21 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college1 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre7 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus3 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Pulses (5), Til (2), Vegetables (2), Mustard (1), Kulth (1), Maize (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 Maneswar block
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