Gram panchayat · Rairakhol block · Sambalpur
Bansajal gram panchayat
Bansajal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rairakhol block of Sambalpur district, Odisha, covering 18 villages, home to 5,705 people in 1,411 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rairakhol assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 18
- Population (2011)
- 5,705
- Literacy
- 77.0%
- Area
- 53 km²
- LGD code
- 121398
Villages of Bansajal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barabank | 219 | 914 | 74.4% | 6% | 20% |
| Bansajal | 232 | 908 | 82.6% | 32% | 5% |
| Helei | 161 | 605 | 89.9% | 11% | 29% |
| Badmal (Badmal Ratna) | 136 | 592 | 78.3% | 4% | 7% |
| Musakata | 117 | 466 | 77.6% | 48% | 4% |
| Badhindol | 83 | 390 | 67.1% | 0% | 63% |
| Mahaling | 80 | 330 | 67.9% | 6% | 41% |
| Bhadidara | 88 | 321 | 78.5% | 26% | 36% |
| Sarapal | 77 | 288 | 70.7% | 25% | 20% |
| Hindolsan | 60 | 275 | 82.4% | 0% | 13% |
| Kuilipadar | 46 | 187 | 76.1% | 4% | 6% |
| Bhatakapada | 47 | 163 | 61.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Kusarimunda | 35 | 146 | 61.7% | 0% | 61% |
| Hemantakhol | 28 | 113 | 74.5% | 0% | 18% |
| Erendibahaluninhabited | 1 | 6 | 0.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Nuagaonuninhabited | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Jharbhuinuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Makarkendauninhabited | 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 Bansajal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,705
- 2,810 male · 2,895 female
- Households
- 1,411
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.0%
- above Rairakhol block's villages (75.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,030
- above Rairakhol block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 743
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,898
- 50.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 856 (15.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,173 (20.6%)
What the 2,898 workers did
- Cultivators637 (22.0%)
- Agricultural labourers361 (12.5%)
- Household industry174 (6.0%)
- Other work382 (13.2%)
- Marginal workers1,344 (46.4%)
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 Bansajal
How many of the 16 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 18 villages cover 53 km², 30% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 16
- Middle school4 of 16
- Secondary school2 of 16
- Senior secondary school1 of 16
- Degree college0 of 16
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 16
- Health sub-centre1 of 16
- Anganwadi centre11 of 16
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 16
- Hand pump16 of 16
- Electricity for homes14 of 16
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 16
- Public bus1 of 16
- Mobile phone coverage13 of 16
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 16
- Commercial bank0 of 16
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 16
- Weekly haat0 of 16
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (16).
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
- Badmal
- Bhaliakata
- Bharatapur
- Burda
- Charmal
- Gadgadbahal
- Kadaligarh
- Kukudabahali
- Luhapank
- Mochibahal
- Rengali
- Tribanpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bansajal? Share it with us.