Gram panchayat · Rairakhol block · Sambalpur
Burda gram panchayat
Burda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rairakhol block of Sambalpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 2,042 people in 487 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rairakhol assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 2,042
- Literacy
- 79.5%
- Area
- 26.5 km²
- LGD code
- 121401
Villages of Burda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuapara | 124 | 512 | 78.6% | 20% | 25% |
| Badmal | 108 | 371 | 81.3% | 2% | 22% |
| Burda | 79 | 344 | 80.1% | 28% | 2% |
| Guljighara | 64 | 270 | 85.4% | 0% | 22% |
| Bantaloi | 53 | 235 | 76.9% | 0% | 32% |
| Jamunali (Kandataila) | 24 | 128 | 69.1% | 0% | 57% |
| Gambhariberni | 22 | 117 | 90.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Ambjhuri | 13 | 65 | 56.1% | 0% | 29% |
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 Burda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,042
- 1,007 male · 1,035 female
- Households
- 487
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.5%
- above Rairakhol block's villages (75.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,028
- above Rairakhol block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 255
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,033
- 50.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 209 (10.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 445 (21.8%)
What the 1,033 workers did
- Cultivators185 (17.9%)
- Agricultural labourers182 (17.6%)
- Household industry33 (3.2%)
- Other work88 (8.5%)
- Marginal workers545 (52.8%)
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 Burda
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 8 villages cover 26 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 51% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre5 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (7), Biri (7), Gram (1), Black Gram (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 Rairakhol block
- Badbahal
- Badmal
- Bansajal
- Bhaliakata
- Bharatapur
- Charmal
- Gadgadbahal
- Kadaligarh
- Kukudabahali
- Luhapank
- Mochibahal
- Rengali
- Tribanpur
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