Gram panchayat · Bhograi block · Balasore

Saradhapur gram panchayat

Saradhapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhograi block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,347 people in 1,212 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhograi assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 10
Population (2011): 5,347
Literacy: 83.2%
Area: 5.5 km²
LGD code: 116170

Villages of Saradhapur

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Khadibil	170	802	73.3%	31%	1%
Kanyanagari	175	762	80.0%	3%	1%
Sharadhapur	170	691	89.2%	0%	2%
Palasia	132	591	69.2%	99%	1%
Sarabani	125	581	89.6%	6%	0%
Napharai	134	567	95.4%	0%	0%
Chaksarbani	134	564	88.8%	2%	0%
Chaknafrai	119	557	81.5%	28%	1%
Kismatnafrai	53	232	87.7%	0%	0%
Raybramhani	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 Saradhapur

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 5,347; 2,791 male · 2,556 female
Households: 1,212; about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 83.2%; below Bhograi block's villages (84.6%)
Females per 1,000 males: 916; below Bhograi block's villages (934)
Children aged 0–6: 573; 10.7% of residents
Workers: 2,626; 49.1% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 1,070 (20.0%)
Scheduled Tribes: 38 (0.7%)

What the 2,626 workers did

Cultivators764 (29.1%)
Agricultural labourers379 (14.4%)
Household industry14 (0.5%)
Other work413 (15.7%)
Marginal workers1,056 (40.2%)

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 Saradhapur

How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 6 km², and 3% forest.

Education

Primary school9 of 9
Middle school7 of 9
Secondary school3 of 9
Senior secondary school0 of 9
Degree college0 of 9

Health

Primary health centre0 of 9
Health sub-centre0 of 9
Anganwadi centre9 of 9

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 9
Hand pump8 of 9
Electricity for homes8 of 9

Roads & transport

All-weather road3 of 9
Public bus0 of 9
Mobile phone coverage9 of 9

Services

Post office or sub post office2 of 9
Commercial bank0 of 9
Ration (PDS) shop7 of 9
Weekly haat0 of 9

Primary schools: 9
Middle schools: 7
Secondary schools: 3
Degree colleges: 0
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Betel (9).

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 Bhograi block

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