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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PREMLAL BHOI
Contact: 97****5767
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- LGD code
- 422292
- Pincode
- 766012
- Post office
- Kesinga
- Population
- 877
- Households
- 242
- Literacy rate
- 55%
- Sex ratio
- 1040 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 367
Census 2011 · in context
How Bijkhaman compares
By population, Bijkhaman ranks #61 of 123 villages in Kesinga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.0%
−1.4% vs mandal average
Bijkhaman55.0%
Kesinga mandal56.4%
Kalahandi district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,040
+51 vs mandal average
Bijkhaman1,040
Kesinga mandal989
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Bijkhaman3.6
Kesinga mandal3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bijkhaman at a glance
Bijkhaman is a village of 877 people in 242 households (Census 2011) in Kesinga block, Kalahandi district, Odisha, the 61st-largest of 123 villages in Kesinga block. Literacy is 55%, 1 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,040 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 766012, served by Kesinga post office; the LGD village code is 422292. The sarpanch is PREMLAL BHOI, and the village votes in Narla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manorama Mohanty. The population is estimated at 1,034 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bijkhaman
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KESINGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 52
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nunmath
- Total area (ha)
- 274
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 11.96
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bijkhaman
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bijkhaman
- LGD code
- 422292
- Pincode
- 766012
- Post office
- Kesinga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 877
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,034
- Households
- 242
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1040
- Literacy rate
- 55.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Narla
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manorama Mohanty
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PREMLAL BHOI
- Block / Mandal
- Kesinga
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
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