Gram panchayat · Rairakhol block · Sambalpur
Badmal gram panchayat
Badmal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rairakhol block of Sambalpur district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 2,856 people in 687 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rairakhol assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 2,856
- Literacy
- 76.2%
- Area
- 32.9 km²
- LGD code
- 121397
Villages of Badmal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badmal | 445 | 1,829 | 75.2% | 30% | 18% |
| Tudabahal | 46 | 225 | 77.6% | 0% | 67% |
| Palsamal | 51 | 223 | 74.3% | 5% | 83% |
| Khairtap | 42 | 177 | 85.8% | 2% | 0% |
| Pipilikani | 34 | 132 | 84.0% | 0% | 83% |
| Debahali | 27 | 114 | 62.2% | 4% | 96% |
| Lakthakpali | 23 | 92 | 86.6% | 48% | 0% |
| Raichua | 19 | 64 | 68.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Badpal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dabtaila | 0 | 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 Badmal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,856
- 1,461 male · 1,395 female
- Households
- 687
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.2%
- about the same as Rairakhol block's villages (75.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 955
- below Rairakhol block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 344
- 12.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,426
- 49.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 620 (21.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 878 (30.7%)
What the 1,426 workers did
- Cultivators340 (23.8%)
- Agricultural labourers297 (20.8%)
- Household industry51 (3.6%)
- Other work316 (22.2%)
- Marginal workers422 (29.6%)
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 Badmal
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 33 km², 24% of it sown with crops and 21% forest.
Education
- Primary school1 of 8
- Middle school1 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre3 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (6).
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 Rairakhol block
- Badbahal
- Bansajal
- Bhaliakata
- Bharatapur
- Burda
- Charmal
- Gadgadbahal
- Kadaligarh
- Kukudabahali
- Luhapank
- Mochibahal
- Rengali
- Tribanpur
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