This document contains a village study report for Bishwanathpur village in Khurda district of Odisha. It provides descriptions of the village demographics, infrastructure, agriculture, education, health, income, expenditure, and livelihood analysis. The village has a population of 1978 with 51% male and 49% female. Agriculture is the main occupation with paddy and coconut as primary crops. The village has a primary school but lacks higher education facilities and a primary health center. Common diseases include headaches, gastric issues, and joint pain. The report provides recommendations to improve facilities, diversify agriculture, and increase access to credit and markets.

1. Guided by-
G.Murlidhar
Date:- 6-7 Sep,2012
Village study report
Bishwanathpur,p.o=balipatna, dist=khurda

2. khurda

3. Description of the district
 village:-Bishwanathpur
 District:-Khurda
 Block:-Balipatna

4. Area of bishwanathpur:-500 acre

5. Methodology used
 Transect Walk – covered the major
governmental establishments
 PLA exercise – charting out resource
mapping with the help of villagers
 Visiting the different colonies
and talking to people
 Focussed Group interviews

6. Toatal household:-500
Male 1003
Female 975
Total 1978
51%
49%
male female

7. category male female
sc 297 275
Gen and obc 706 700
total 1003 975
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
male female
sc
gen+obc

8. Timeline
year Events record
1892 Primary school
1950-60 Tubewelll
1960-70 Post office
1970-80 canal
1982-85 Electric connection
2008-09 Construction of pucca road

9. Infrastructure
Infrastructural facility Availability
Primary Health Centre
no
Primary Schools
yes
High School
no
Drinking Water Supply
yes
Post Office
yes
Concrete Road
yes
Degree College
no

10. Government institution

11. PRA

12. Social map

13. Resource map

14. Mobility map

15. Migration

16. Institutional analysis

17. Education
 Village has government primary school.
 School infrastructure:-
Puccha building
Well sanitation facility
Insufficient teacher
Drinking water available

18. Education
Positive:-
.primary school has study facility upto 1 to 8 class.
.location is in centre of village.
.mid day meal and school dress is provided to
student.

19. Education
 Negative:-
 No higher study facility in village.
 Inadequate amount of furniture.
 Insufficient teacher.
 Lack of private school.
 Kitchen facility is not proper for preparing mid day
meal.
 No playground and recreational facilities.

20. Education
Suggestion:-
 There should be a higher study facility in the
village.
 More teachers are required.
 In govt primary schools English medium should
be introduced.

21. Agriculture

22. Continued…
Agriculture
Paddy(mono cropping)
Coconut

23. Continued….
credit
INFORMAL(M
oney lenders)
FORMAL (
Bank, micro-
finance)

24. Irrigation
 Ponds irrigation
Canal irrigation
 Rain water

25. Continued…
 Agriculture strongly dependent on labour force.
 70% Labour are from village.
 Fertilizer prices are fairly high.

26.  SUGGESTIONS :-
 Bank facility should be provided.
 Crop Diversification
 Crop Rotation
 Institutional Credit supply

27. Overall problem
 Lack of toilet in households(improper sanitataion).
 Lack of credit facility.
 Unavailability of health centre.
 Unavailability of higher secondary school.
 Unavailability of nearby market.
 Poor marketing of coconut.
 Dependent more on pesticide and fertilizer.
 Delay in preparing land for paddy cultivation.
 Insufficient awareness of diseases about paddy.
 Delay in harvesting which causes crop loss.
 Selling through local middle man.
 unemployment

28. Probable solutions
 Awareness program for sanitation.
 Group Farming and marketing of produce like
fisheries, paddy, coconut.
 Government health centre should be established.
 Establishment of higher secondary school.
 Vocational training centre for unemployed youth
and women.
 Mechanized farming to reduce delay in
harvesting.
 Use of green manure, compost and natural
pesticide.
 Institutionalized credit facility at reasonable
interest rate.

29. VILLAGE LIVELIHOOD ANALYSIS
NAME OF THE
LIVELIHOOD
DEPENDENT FAMILIES SEASON INCOME NUMBER OF
WORKING
PEOPLE
PRIMARY SECONDARY NO. OF
MALE AND
FEMALE
Dula bhoi(SC) labour Rainy/winter 3000/mont
h
3 Male=2
Female=2
Kesahab bhoi(SC) lobour Rainy/winter 4500/mont
h
3 Male=3
Female=2
Raghunathpur bhoi labour All day 3600/mont
h
2 Male=4
Female=1
Sanjay ku. bhoi Govt.job Sept.,oct(no
work)
1.6lac/year 1 Male=2
Female=4
Arakhit bhoi Cultivation Peon in pvt. Sept.,oct.(no
work)
3600/mont
h
2 Male=3
Female=4
Jugal bhoi labour Total yearly 3600/mont
h
6 Male=6
Female=5
Jalandhar bhoi labour Agri. Rainy, winter 4500/mont
h
1 Male=2
Female=3
Kasimath sethi labour Agri. Rainy,winter 4500/mont
h
2 Male=2
Female=3
Bismanth sethi labour Rainy,winter 3600/mont
h
1 Male=2
Female=2

30. INCOME & EXPENDITURE
S.NO HOUSEHOLD
NO.
RESPONDENT
NAME
FAMILY
MEMBER
SOURCE OF
INCOME
INCOME AMOUNT/
DAY
1 1A Banshidhar sahu 3 Tea shop 100
2 2A Punachandra sahu 6 Daily labour 150
3 4A kalandikandu 6 Daily labour 150
4 6A kalubhoi 9 Daily labour 150
5 8A benuribandhu 2 Daily labour 150

31. V
S.NO HOUSEHOLD NO. RESPONDENT
NAME
LOAN
TAKEN
TYPE OF LOAN AMOUNT RATE OF
INTREST OTHERS CONDITION
1 1A Bansidhar sahu relative medical 1000-2000 _____ Pay within duration
2 2A punachandra relative Education,mariage 25000 _____ Pay within duration
3 4A kalandikandi friends mariage 34000 _____ Exchange sharing
4 6A kalubai friends house 12000 _____ Exchange sharing
5 8A Benuri bandhu friends Medical, house 50000 _____ Exchange sharing

32. HEALTH PROBLEM
S.NO HOUSEHOLD
NO.
PERSON
NAME
RESPONDENT
RELATION
TYPE OF
DISEASES/PROBL
EM
No. of
patient
CAUSES TYPES
OF
HOSPIT
AL
COST
AMOUN
T
1. 1A Banshidhar
sahu ,
Shantilata
sahu
husband
wife
Headacne, joint
pain
2 labourin
g
Govt. 2000-
3000
2. 5A Punachandr
a sahu
Respondent Gastic Problem 1 Not
taken
food at
time
pvt 3000-
4000
3. 6A kalandikand
u
child Common
disease
1 Rainy
season
pvt 200-300
4. 7A kalubhoi respondent Heart problem,
,paralysis
1 operatio
n
Govt. Above 1
lakh
5. 10A Benuribandu
sathua
respondent Piles problem 1 --------- Govt. 40000-
50000

33. HOUSEHOLD HEALTH PROBLEMS
S.NO HOUSEHOLD
NO.
PERSON
NAME
RESPONDENT
RELATION
TYPE OF
DISEASES/PROBL
EM
No. of
patient
CAUSES TYPES
OF
HOSPITA
L
COST
AMOUN
T
1. 1A Banshidhar
sahu ,
Shantilata
sahu
husband
wife
Headacne, joint
pain
2 labourin
g
Govt. 2000-
3000
2. 5A Punachandra
sahu
Respondent Gastic Problem 1 Not
taken
food at
time
pvt 3000-
4000
3. 6A kalandikandu child Common disease 1 Rainy
season
pvt 200-300
4. 7A kalubhoi respondent Heart problem,
,paralysis
1 operatio
n
Govt. Above 1
lakh
5. 10A Benuribandu
sathua
respondent Piles problem 1 --------- Govt. 40000-
50000
6. 11A Bangali kandi wife Hernia operation 1 ---------- Govt. 4000-
50000
7. 13B Benud hara Respondent, Common disease 2 Winter Govt. 300-400

36. Value chain of paddy cultivation

37. Continued…

38. Continued…

39. Continued…

40. Thank you…..
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