Gram panchayat · Bahanaga block · Balasore
Sahaspur gram panchayat
Sahaspur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bahanaga block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,076 people in 866 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,076
- Literacy
- 81.9%
- Area
- 6 km²
- LGD code
- 116062
Villages of Sahaspur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahaspura | 510 | 2,535 | 79.2% | 21% | 0% |
| Jhadta | 130 | 606 | 84.2% | 39% | 0% |
| Kanheiogalpur | 113 | 510 | 87.1% | 36% | 0% |
| Ranabhanjapur | 68 | 265 | 84.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Bagada | 45 | 160 | 94.4% | 0% | 0% |
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 Sahaspur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,076
- 2,089 male · 1,987 female
- Households
- 866
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.9%
- below Bahanaga block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 951
- about the same as Bahanaga block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 511
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,152
- 28.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 942 (23.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.1%)
What the 1,152 workers did
- Cultivators359 (31.2%)
- Agricultural labourers251 (21.8%)
- Household industry9 (0.8%)
- Other work376 (32.6%)
- Marginal workers157 (13.6%)
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 Sahaspur
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 6 km², 74% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump3 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Bahanaga block
- Anju
- Aruhabad
- Avana
- Bahanaga
- Baripada
- Bishnupur
- Chakjagannath
- Dandaharipur
- Gopalpur
- Kalyani
- Kasabajayapur
- Khantapada
- Kharasahapur
- Kochiakoili
- Kuruda
- Latharpentha
- Nuapur
- Odasala
- Ohittol
- Pandasuni
- Ranapana
- Saud
- Talakurunia
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