Gram panchayat · Soro block · Balasore
Sarasakha gram panchayat
Sarasakha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Soro block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,278 people in 951 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,278
- Literacy
- 85.1%
- Area
- 9.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116329
Villages of Sarasakha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasankha | 594 | 2,681 | 86.8% | 8% | 2% |
| Brahmansahi | 214 | 1,001 | 86.3% | 4% | 9% |
| Basudeipur | 83 | 344 | 81.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Baladia | 60 | 252 | 64.8% | 41% | 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 Sarasakha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,278
- 2,182 male · 2,096 female
- Households
- 951
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.1%
- above Soro block's villages (82.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 961
- above Soro block's villages (941)
- Children aged 0–6
- 511
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,435
- 33.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 352 (8.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 146 (3.4%)
What the 1,435 workers did
- Cultivators738 (51.4%)
- Agricultural labourers249 (17.4%)
- Household industry19 (1.3%)
- Other work240 (16.7%)
- Marginal workers189 (13.2%)
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 Sarasakha
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, 55% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school1 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 pump2 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 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 haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- 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
- Saknar
- 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 Sarasakha? Share it with us.