Gram panchayat · Anugul block · Angul
Sankhapur gram panchayat
Sankhapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Anugul block of Angul district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 4,423 people in 1,013 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 4,423
- Literacy
- 80.9%
- Area
- 5.2 km²
- LGD code
- 115577
Villages of Sankhapur
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 Sankhapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,423
- 2,262 male · 2,161 female
- Households
- 1,013
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.9%
- above Anugul block's villages (74.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 955
- about the same as Anugul block's villages (963)
- Children aged 0–6
- 466
- 10.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,446
- 32.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 624 (14.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 181 (4.1%)
What the 1,446 workers did
- Cultivators311 (21.5%)
- Agricultural labourers133 (9.2%)
- Household industry61 (4.2%)
- Other work637 (44.1%)
- Marginal workers304 (21.0%)
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 Sankhapur
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 5 km², 81% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school1 of 2
- Degree college1 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Black Gram (2).
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 Anugul block
- Angarbandha
- Antula
- Badakantakul
- Badakera
- Balanga
- Balasingha
- Baluakata
- Bantala
- Baragaunia
- Basala
- Bedasasan
- Chhelipada
- Dhokuta
- Gadatarasha
- Inkarbandha
- Jagannathpur
- Kangula Bentapur
- Khalari
- Khinda
- Kothabhuin
- Kunursingha
- Manikjodi
- Matiasahi
- Nandapur
- Nuamauja
- Pokatunga
- Purunakot
- Rantalai
- Saradhapur
- Susuda
- Tainsi
- Talagarh
- Tikarpada
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