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Gram panchayat · Khaira block · Balasore

Sardang gram panchayat

Sardang is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khaira block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,134 people in 1,490 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Simulia assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
6,134
Literacy
81.6%
Area
11.3 km²
LGD code
116227

Villages of Sardang

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Sardang9994,10081.8%33%5%
Asuria12154481.3%6%8%
Mirjapur10644169.5%0%29%
Bhuanlagadiamahatipur10940688.8%7%0%
Rudhungia9435791.6%37%0%
Damodarpur6128675.8%72%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 Sardang

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,134
3,052 male · 3,082 female
Households
1,490
about 4.1 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
81.6%
about the same as Khaira block's villages (81.6%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,010
about the same as Khaira block's villages (1,016)
Children aged 0–6
738
12.0% of residents
Workers
2,404
39.2% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,734 (28.3%)
Scheduled Tribes
384 (6.3%)

What the 2,404 workers did

  • Cultivators1,142 (47.5%)
  • Agricultural labourers375 (15.6%)
  • Household industry16 (0.7%)
  • Other work140 (5.8%)
  • Marginal workers731 (30.4%)

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 Sardang

How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 11 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.

Education

  • Primary school6 of 6
  • Middle school6 of 6
  • Secondary school3 of 6
  • Senior secondary school0 of 6
  • Degree college0 of 6

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 6
  • Health sub-centre1 of 6
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 6

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 6
  • Hand pump5 of 6
  • Electricity for homes6 of 6

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 6
  • Public bus0 of 6
  • Mobile phone coverage6 of 6

Services

  • Post office or sub post office4 of 6
  • Commercial bank0 of 6
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
  • Weekly haat1 of 6
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
7
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6).

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 Khaira block

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