Gram panchayat · Balisankara block · Sundargarh
Birkaldihi gram panchayat
Birkaldihi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balisankara block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 4,252 people in 893 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Talsara assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 4,252
- Literacy
- 70.9%
- Area
- 13.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121524
Villages of Birkaldihi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkaldihi (Ratanpali) | 180 | 1,247 | 81.5% | 3% | 56% |
| Tatijore | 141 | 607 | 64.7% | 16% | 50% |
| Putudihi | 99 | 430 | 52.9% | 12% | 60% |
| Khamarimunda | 107 | 429 | 68.3% | 0% | 94% |
| Sahebdera | 99 | 382 | 78.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Jorajam(RF)Part-I | 83 | 362 | 78.1% | 0% | 96% |
| Dhabadoli(RF)Part-II | 38 | 173 | 66.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Jorajam(RF)Part-II | 42 | 164 | 45.2% | 0% | 94% |
| Khapuri Lata | 33 | 154 | 61.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Budajharan Part-I | 31 | 129 | 72.3% | 0% | 98% |
| Jorajam(R.F.) -III | 17 | 74 | 64.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Budajharan part-II | 11 | 56 | 69.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Dhabadoli-I | 12 | 45 | 60.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Birkaldihi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,252
- 2,176 male · 2,076 female
- Households
- 893
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.9%
- above Balisankara block's villages (67.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- below Balisankara block's villages (1,036)
- Children aged 0–6
- 576
- 13.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,828
- 43.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 183 (4.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,174 (74.6%)
What the 1,828 workers did
- Cultivators338 (18.5%)
- Agricultural labourers277 (15.2%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work89 (4.9%)
- Marginal workers1,119 (61.2%)
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 Birkaldihi
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 14 km², 54% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school13 of 13
- Middle school11 of 13
- Secondary school9 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre2 of 13
- Anganwadi centre12 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump13 of 13
- Electricity for homes10 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 13
- Public bus10 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 12
- Secondary schools
- 9
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ground Nuts (5), Black Gram (5).
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 Balisankara block
- Balisankara
- Bandega
- Bandhabahal
- Beheradihi
- Deobhubanpur
- Dhubendand
- Karuabahal
- Kinjirkela
- Kurei
- Kusumura
- Lulukidihi
- Rampur
- Sagbahal
- Saunamura
- Talsara
- Tildega
- Tileikani
- Tumlia
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