Gram panchayat · Gudvella block · Balangir
Samara gram panchayat
Samara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gudvella block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,815 people in 1,048 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 3,815
- Literacy
- 71.6%
- Area
- 11.2 km²
- LGD code
- 115876
Villages of Samara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samara | 729 | 2,656 | 70.1% | 19% | 13% |
| Lurki | 214 | 743 | 77.0% | 5% | 13% |
| Buromal | 105 | 416 | 71.7% | 39% | 45% |
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 Samara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,815
- 1,969 male · 1,846 female
- Households
- 1,048
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.6%
- above Gudvella block's villages (64.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 938
- below Gudvella block's villages (995)
- Children aged 0–6
- 387
- 10.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,808
- 47.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 698 (18.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 627 (16.4%)
What the 1,808 workers did
- Cultivators406 (22.5%)
- Agricultural labourers397 (22.0%)
- Household industry35 (1.9%)
- Other work224 (12.4%)
- Marginal workers746 (41.3%)
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 Samara
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 11 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school1 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Sugarcane (3), Pulses (3).
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 Gudvella block
- Badangomunda
- Biramunda
- Chinched
- Deulgudi
- Gambhariguda
- Ghuna
- Gudvela
- Jamut
- Madhekela
- Nuapada
- Rusuda
- Tentelkhunti
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Samara? Share it with us.