Gram panchayat · Koida block · Sundargarh
Bimalagarh gram panchayat
Bimalagarh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Koida block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,245 people in 925 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bonai assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,245
- Literacy
- 58.9%
- Area
- 19.9 km²
- LGD code
- 121610
Villages of Bimalagarh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakirmunda | 391 | 1,702 | 65.4% | 8% | 56% |
| Kamarposh | 247 | 1,152 | 54.1% | 5% | 90% |
| Sanfakirmunda | 137 | 680 | 61.6% | 0% | 99% |
| Bimlagarh | 82 | 419 | 45.9% | 1% | 88% |
| Thelakudar | 68 | 292 | 49.8% | 0% | 86% |
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 Bimalagarh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,245
- 2,149 male · 2,096 female
- Households
- 925
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 58.9%
- above Koida block's villages (54.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 975
- below Koida block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 795
- 18.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,699
- 40.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 201 (4.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,283 (77.3%)
What the 1,699 workers did
- Cultivators181 (10.7%)
- Agricultural labourers10 (0.6%)
- Household industry10 (0.6%)
- Other work389 (22.9%)
- Marginal workers1,109 (65.3%)
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 Bimalagarh
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 20 km², 23% of it sown with crops and 35% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus4 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Wheat (1), Biri (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 Koida block
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