Gram panchayat · Rajgangpur block · Sundargarh
Budham gram panchayat
Budham is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rajgangpur block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 4,060 people in 825 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rajgangpur assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 4,060
- Literacy
- 56.4%
- Area
- 32.3 km²
- LGD code
- 121730
Villages of Budham
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budhaamb | 199 | 957 | 52.1% | 0% | 87% |
| Bandhkhaman | 192 | 921 | 64.1% | 1% | 97% |
| Dhengurpani | 153 | 826 | 63.7% | 3% | 84% |
| Kichinda | 75 | 367 | 48.7% | 4% | 94% |
| Haldipani | 65 | 351 | 59.8% | 0% | 95% |
| Kichimiri | 54 | 247 | 44.3% | 1% | 98% |
| Guthenberna | 48 | 237 | 50.8% | 0% | 98% |
| Chandiposhbeat | 39 | 154 | 40.6% | 0% | 82% |
| Lodhabasabeat | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sonakhanbeat | 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 Budham
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,060
- 2,034 male · 2,026 female
- Households
- 825
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.4%
- below Rajgangpur block's villages (65.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 996
- below Rajgangpur block's villages (1,009)
- Children aged 0–6
- 730
- 18.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,036
- 50.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 43 (1.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,699 (91.1%)
What the 2,036 workers did
- Cultivators481 (23.6%)
- Agricultural labourers39 (1.9%)
- Household industry10 (0.5%)
- Other work49 (2.4%)
- Marginal workers1,457 (71.6%)
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 Budham
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 10 villages cover 32 km², 29% of it sown with crops and 18% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump7 of 8
- Electricity for homes0 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Rajgangpur block
- Alanda
- Buchukupara
- Chhatam
- Chungimati
- Dhelua
- Garvana
- Jareikela
- Jaurumal
- Jhagarpur
- Kesramal
- Kukuda
- Kukudamunda
- Kunmuru
- Kutunia
- Laing
- Malidihi
- Panposh
- Raikakachhar
- Sagjore
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