Gram panchayat · Jaleswar block · Balasore
Sikharpur gram panchayat
Sikharpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jaleswar block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 7,950 people in 1,900 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jaleswar assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 7,950
- Literacy
- 76.1%
- Area
- 12.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116197
Villages of Sikharpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikharpur | 460 | 2,066 | 70.4% | 36% | 1% |
| Mahulia | 315 | 1,201 | 68.5% | 78% | 0% |
| Bhanpur | 175 | 798 | 89.6% | 3% | 9% |
| Rajanagar | 173 | 731 | 84.5% | 9% | 2% |
| Bajarsul | 177 | 713 | 82.7% | 7% | 18% |
| Mathuranath | 159 | 669 | 81.8% | 16% | 0% |
| Sukhadukhia | 153 | 649 | 74.6% | 92% | 0% |
| Chakhari | 144 | 550 | 70.5% | 7% | 2% |
| Dihabelbaria | 111 | 453 | 76.7% | 39% | 0% |
| Thikrabenapur | 29 | 98 | 58.2% | 58% | 0% |
| Srirampur | 4 | 22 | 95.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Bilbelbariauninhabited | 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 Sikharpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,950
- 4,072 male · 3,878 female
- Households
- 1,900
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.1%
- above Jaleswar block's villages (74.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- about the same as Jaleswar block's villages (953)
- Children aged 0–6
- 944
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,605
- 45.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,787 (35.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 240 (3.0%)
What the 3,605 workers did
- Cultivators938 (26.0%)
- Agricultural labourers441 (12.2%)
- Household industry8 (0.2%)
- Other work500 (13.9%)
- Marginal workers1,718 (47.7%)
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 Sikharpur
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 12 villages cover 13 km², 58% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school6 of 11
- Secondary school3 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 road11 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 11
- Weekly haat1 of 11
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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 Jaleswar block
- Aruha
- Baigambadia
- Baradiha
- Bartana
- Chamargan
- Dakhinapraharajpur
- Gadasahi-baliapal
- Gobarghata
- Gopimohanpur
- Jharpipal
- Kalama
- Kalika
- Khatina
- Khuard
- Khudiamajhisahi
- Khuluda
- Kotsahi
- Lakhannath
- Mahamadnagarpatna
- Makidia
- Nachihimpur
- Nampo
- Netue
- Olmara
- Paiksida
- Paschimbad
- R.r.pur
- Rabania
- Rajpur
- Sampatia
- Saradarbandh
- Shyamnagar
- Srirampur
- Sugo
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