Gram panchayat · Soro block · Balasore
Saknar gram panchayat
Saknar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Soro block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,474 people in 1,318 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,474
- Literacy
- 82.6%
- Area
- 9.1 km²
- LGD code
- 116328
Villages of Saknar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakhar | 1,061 | 4,535 | 82.3% | 16% | 1% |
| Mallipur | 119 | 408 | 83.4% | 9% | 1% |
| Balarampur | 91 | 322 | 86.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Biripada | 47 | 209 | 83.1% | 14% | 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 Saknar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,474
- 2,810 male · 2,664 female
- Households
- 1,318
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.6%
- about the same as Soro block's villages (82.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 948
- about the same as Soro block's villages (941)
- Children aged 0–6
- 646
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,964
- 35.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 813 (14.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 48 (0.9%)
What the 1,964 workers did
- Cultivators523 (26.6%)
- Agricultural labourers683 (34.8%)
- Household industry7 (0.4%)
- Other work402 (20.5%)
- Marginal workers349 (17.8%)
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 Saknar
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 9 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump1 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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 Soro block
- Antapur
- Attapur
- Balanga
- Dahisade
- Gopinathpur
- Gud
- Jadia
- Kedarpur
- Kesharipur
- Madhusuidanpur
- Mahumuhan
- Manatri
- Manipur
- Mulising
- Nadigan
- Natapada
- Nischintapur
- Sabira
- Sajanpur
- Sarasakha
- Singakhunta
- Talanagar
- Tentei
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Saknar? Share it with us.