Gram panchayat · Remuna block · Balasore
Saraswatipur gram panchayat
Saraswatipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Remuna block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 4,389 people in 989 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Remuna assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 4,389
- Literacy
- 80.3%
- Area
- 5.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116288
Villages of Saraswatipur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chhanpur | 538 | 2,296 | 83.0% | 3% | 21% |
| Saraswatipur | 451 | 2,093 | 77.3% | 28% | 19% |
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 Saraswatipur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,389
- 2,270 male · 2,119 female
- Households
- 989
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.3%
- above Remuna block's villages (77.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 933
- below Remuna block's villages (953)
- Children aged 0–6
- 468
- 10.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,726
- 39.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 638 (14.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 868 (19.8%)
What the 1,726 workers did
- Cultivators44 (2.5%)
- Agricultural labourers656 (38.0%)
- Household industry11 (0.6%)
- Other work862 (49.9%)
- Marginal workers153 (8.9%)
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 Saraswatipur
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 6 km², and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school2 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Vegetables (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 Remuna block
- Asti
- Badapal
- Balia
- Barunasing
- Beruan
- Bhimpura
- Bhograi
- Chaskhand
- Dahapada
- Durgadevi
- Gandarda
- Ganeswarpur
- Ganipur
- Gududa
- Haripur
- Inchudi
- Jagatipur
- Jamkunda
- Kalyapur
- Karanjia
- Kasipada
- Kharid Mukhura
- Kuligan
- Kumbhari
- Kuruda
- Madhupura
- Maharajpur
- Mandaspur
- Mangalpur
- Naraharipur
- Nikhira
- Nizampur
- Nuagan
- Nuapadhi
- Olmara
- Patripal
- Remuna
- Sergarh
- Srijang
- Srikrushnapur
- Sutei
- Talapada
- Tentulida
- Tundra
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