Gram panchayat · Baleshwar block · Balasore
Sasanga gram panchayat
Sasanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baleshwar block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,095 people in 1,211 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,095
- Literacy
- 79.7%
- Area
- 11.4 km²
- LGD code
- 116088
Villages of Sasanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasang | 751 | 3,196 | 77.2% | 46% | 2% |
| Nuapur | 225 | 895 | 88.4% | 29% | 4% |
| Astia | 122 | 549 | 70.9% | 3% | 0% |
| Saraswatipur | 78 | 319 | 92.7% | 3% | 3% |
| Chaulachhada | 35 | 136 | 84.7% | 29% | 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 Sasanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,095
- 2,666 male · 2,429 female
- Households
- 1,211
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.7%
- above Baleshwar block's villages (76.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 911
- below Baleshwar block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 632
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,996
- 39.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,813 (35.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 114 (2.2%)
What the 1,996 workers did
- Cultivators400 (20.0%)
- Agricultural labourers427 (21.4%)
- Household industry14 (0.7%)
- Other work496 (24.8%)
- Marginal workers659 (33.0%)
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 Sasanga
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 11 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 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
- Saragan
- Sartha
- Sindhia
- Srikona
- Sriramapur
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