Gram panchayat · Baleshwar block · Balasore
Saragan gram panchayat
Saragan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baleshwar block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 9,625 people in 2,216 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 9,625
- Literacy
- 78.9%
- Area
- 17 km²
- LGD code
- 116086
Villages of Saragan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padabadgan | 528 | 2,364 | 75.8% | 20% | 20% |
| Sunduri | 390 | 1,729 | 79.2% | 28% | 16% |
| Sarogan | 296 | 1,167 | 86.8% | 15% | 1% |
| Isani | 218 | 939 | 78.2% | 47% | 15% |
| Taziabad | 187 | 780 | 53.6% | 8% | 52% |
| Dalsusa | 114 | 574 | 92.3% | 17% | 0% |
| Haraspura | 123 | 508 | 67.9% | 84% | 0% |
| Kesi | 95 | 412 | 93.6% | 8% | 0% |
| Susa | 86 | 344 | 81.4% | 2% | 22% |
| Garada | 74 | 331 | 96.9% | 5% | 0% |
| Kherana | 71 | 330 | 88.8% | 15% | 24% |
| Jujestipur | 34 | 147 | 67.8% | 34% | 64% |
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 Saragan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,625
- 4,927 male · 4,698 female
- Households
- 2,216
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.9%
- above Baleshwar block's villages (76.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- above Baleshwar block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,211
- 12.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,367
- 35.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,328 (24.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,548 (16.1%)
What the 3,367 workers did
- Cultivators365 (10.8%)
- Agricultural labourers656 (19.5%)
- Household industry112 (3.3%)
- Other work1,325 (39.4%)
- Marginal workers909 (27.0%)
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 Saragan
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 17 km², 55% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 12
- Middle school4 of 12
- Secondary school1 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre11 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes10 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 12
- Public bus1 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 12
- Weekly haat1 of 12
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Vegetables (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 Baleshwar block
- Alumeda
- Anko
- Babarda
- Bahabalpur
- Baincha
- Bardhanpur
- Beruan
- Buanl
- Chandipur
- Chanua
- Chaskhand
- Dubula Gadi
- Genguti
- Gopinathpur
- Gud
- Haladipada
- Hidigan
- Jaydevkasaba
- Kasafal
- Kasipada
- Khannagar
- Kumbhari
- Kuradiha
- Kuruda
- Nagram
- Nizampur
- Nuagan
- Nuagaon
- Odangi
- Olandasargan
- Padampur
- Panchapada
- Parkhi
- Patrapada
- Rainsuan
- Ranasahi
- Rasalpur
- Rasulpur
- Rupsa Samilhasanpur
- Sadanandapur
- Sartha
- Sasanga
- Sindhia
- Srikona
- Sriramapur
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