Gram panchayat · Chhendipada block · Angul
Similipal gram panchayat
Similipal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chhendipada block of Angul district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 5,013 people in 1,214 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chhendipada assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 5,013
- Literacy
- 74.5%
- Area
- 20 km²
- LGD code
- 115661
Villages of Similipal
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 Similipal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,013
- 2,531 male · 2,482 female
- Households
- 1,214
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.5%
- about the same as Chhendipada block's villages (73.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 981
- above Chhendipada block's villages (955)
- Children aged 0–6
- 526
- 10.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,561
- 51.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 292 (5.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 740 (14.8%)
What the 2,561 workers did
- Cultivators526 (20.5%)
- Agricultural labourers385 (15.0%)
- Household industry107 (4.2%)
- Other work244 (9.5%)
- Marginal workers1,299 (50.7%)
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 Similipal
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 20 km², 34% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school2 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 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 bus0 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
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (3), Paddy (2), Red Gram (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 Chhendipada block
- Bagadia
- Bahalasahi
- Balipata
- Barapada
- Barasahi
- Basantapur
- Brahmanbil
- Chandipada
- Chengudia
- Durgapur
- Jarapada
- Jerenga Dehurisahi
- Kampasala
- Kanalai
- Kankerei
- Katada
- Korada
- Kosala
- Kukurupeta
- Kusakila
- Machhakuta
- Natada
- Nisa
- Nuagaon
- Ogi
- Para
- Paranga
- Patakamunda
- Patapada
- Raijharan
- Tangiri
- Tentuli Kodasahi
- Tukuda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Similipal? Share it with us.