Gram panchayat · Soro block · Balasore
Singakhunta gram panchayat
Singakhunta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Soro block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,172 people in 1,665 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 7,172
- Literacy
- 75.3%
- Area
- 13.4 km²
- LGD code
- 116330
Villages of Singakhunta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujadiha | 524 | 2,143 | 76.9% | 5% | 23% |
| Saralia | 367 | 1,539 | 68.4% | 6% | 44% |
| Nuagan | 258 | 1,171 | 82.0% | 2% | 25% |
| Sindhua | 232 | 1,001 | 75.8% | 1% | 91% |
| Similikhol | 123 | 538 | 57.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Singakhunta | 95 | 431 | 83.7% | 7% | 0% |
| Kumbhi | 44 | 249 | 87.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Brundadeipur | 22 | 100 | 87.9% | 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 Singakhunta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,172
- 3,676 male · 3,496 female
- Households
- 1,665
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.3%
- below Soro block's villages (82.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 951
- above Soro block's villages (941)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,000
- 13.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,556
- 49.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 266 (3.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,892 (40.3%)
What the 3,556 workers did
- Cultivators504 (14.2%)
- Agricultural labourers1,020 (28.7%)
- Household industry9 (0.3%)
- Other work252 (7.1%)
- Marginal workers1,771 (49.8%)
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 Singakhunta
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 13 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school7 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump4 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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
- Sarasakha
- 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 Singakhunta? Share it with us.