Gram panchayat · Sonepur block · Subarnapur
Bisimunda gram panchayat
Bisimunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sonepur block of Subarnapur district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,969 people in 1,497 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Sonepur assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,969
- Literacy
- 78.1%
- Area
- 12 km²
- LGD code
- 121475
Villages of Bisimunda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eswaripali(Khameswaripali) | 515 | 2,174 | 77.2% | 38% | 5% |
| Buromunda | 273 | 1,010 | 77.5% | 48% | 2% |
| Bisimunda | 215 | 806 | 78.2% | 46% | 0% |
| Dunguripali | 190 | 758 | 83.9% | 20% | 0% |
| Bagduli | 150 | 645 | 79.6% | 24% | 8% |
| Ainlapali | 80 | 312 | 79.2% | 20% | 0% |
| Gailberna | 44 | 154 | 63.3% | 11% | 0% |
| Jaganathpali | 30 | 110 | 66.7% | 57% | 0% |
| Samiabhag | 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 Bisimunda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,969
- 3,027 male · 2,942 female
- Households
- 1,497
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.1%
- above Sonepur block's villages (71.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 972
- about the same as Sonepur block's villages (969)
- Children aged 0–6
- 845
- 14.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,541
- 42.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,141 (35.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 171 (2.9%)
What the 2,541 workers did
- Cultivators469 (18.5%)
- Agricultural labourers587 (23.1%)
- Household industry86 (3.4%)
- Other work534 (21.0%)
- Marginal workers865 (34.0%)
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 Bisimunda
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 9 villages cover 12 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school2 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (6), Vegetable (6), Dal (1), Til (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 Sonepur block
- Baladi
- Chhakormal
- Hardokhol
- Janmura
- Kalapathar
- Khaliapali
- Khari
- Kharjura
- Lachhipur
- Mallikmunda
- Mayurudan
- Narayanpur
- Rengali
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bisimunda? Share it with us.