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Sakma gram panchayat
Sakma is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balangir block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,097 people in 1,270 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bolangir assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,097
- Literacy
- 68.4%
- Area
- 10.2 km²
- LGD code
- 115796
Villages of Sakma
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakama | 390 | 1,661 | 76.6% | 25% | 2% |
| Fasada | 420 | 1,660 | 64.8% | 20% | 1% |
| Kuturpali | 220 | 893 | 61.7% | 34% | 1% |
| Ranipali | 240 | 883 | 66.0% | 39% | 3% |
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 Sakma
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,097
- 2,605 male · 2,492 female
- Households
- 1,270
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.4%
- above Balangir block's villages (67.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 957
- below Balangir block's villages (973)
- Children aged 0–6
- 670
- 13.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,862
- 36.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,398 (27.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 70 (1.4%)
What the 1,862 workers did
- Cultivators507 (27.2%)
- Agricultural labourers242 (13.0%)
- Household industry20 (1.1%)
- Other work621 (33.4%)
- Marginal workers472 (25.3%)
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 Sakma
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 10 km², 65% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat2 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4), Vegetable (4).
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 Balangir block
- Baidipali
- Barapudgia
- Barkani
- Belpada
- Bhundimuhan
- Bhutiarbahal
- Bidighat
- Chadheipahadi
- Chandanbhati
- Chikalbahal
- Chudapali
- Jhankarpali
- Khaliapali
- Khujenpali
- Khuntpali
- Kudasingha
- Kutumdola
- Madhiapali
- Manhira
- Mayabarha
- Mirdhapali
- Sadeipali
- Sahajbahal
- Sibtala
- Sikachhida
- Tusurabahal
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