Gram panchayat · Basta block · Balasore
Santoshpur gram panchayat
Santoshpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Basta block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 6,401 people in 1,443 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jaleswar assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 6,401
- Literacy
- 74.2%
- Area
- 9.7 km²
- LGD code
- 116138
Villages of Santoshpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thengudia(Thenguria) | 321 | 1,302 | 74.6% | 17% | 11% |
| Santoshpur | 242 | 1,097 | 68.7% | 34% | 32% |
| Benapura | 213 | 950 | 79.8% | 19% | 19% |
| Chalanti | 219 | 892 | 74.8% | 38% | 26% |
| Teghari | 115 | 590 | 75.6% | 7% | 0% |
| Ramchandrapur | 77 | 411 | 60.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Odiapada | 76 | 338 | 83.0% | 57% | 0% |
| Dhitpura | 60 | 316 | 79.3% | 30% | 34% |
| Lokanathpur | 56 | 243 | 56.4% | 70% | 30% |
| Kuldiha | 57 | 224 | 94.6% | 2% | 0% |
| Balarampur | 7 | 38 | 43.8% | 0% | 84% |
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 Santoshpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,401
- 3,249 male · 3,152 female
- Households
- 1,443
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.2%
- below Basta block's villages (78.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 970
- above Basta block's villages (951)
- Children aged 0–6
- 918
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,297
- 35.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,622 (25.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,110 (17.3%)
What the 2,297 workers did
- Cultivators581 (25.3%)
- Agricultural labourers493 (21.5%)
- Household industry29 (1.3%)
- Other work486 (21.2%)
- Marginal workers708 (30.8%)
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 Santoshpur
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 10 km², 26% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 11
- Middle school6 of 11
- Secondary school1 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre9 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump10 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 11
- Public bus4 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop8 of 11
- Weekly haat3 of 11
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Basta block
- Babarda
- Baniadiha
- Barunagadia
- Basuchakurai
- Brahmanda
- Chormara
- Dakhinapraharajpur
- Darada
- Dudhahansa
- Gadpada
- Irda
- Kadarayan
- Kainagari
- Karua
- Kasipada
- Kudia
- Kulida
- Mathani
- Mukuliasi
- Nabara
- Naikudi
- Natakata
- Patharjhara
- Paunskuli
- Purusottampur
- Putura
- Raghunathpur
- Rasalpur
- Routpada
- Sadanandapur
- Sahada
- Singla
- Tadada
- Velora
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