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Sandhibahal gram panchayat

Sandhibahal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gaisilet block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,685 people in 1,286 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bijepur assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
4,685
Literacy
67.1%
Area
13.7 km²
LGD code
116495

Villages of Sandhibahal

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Jamutbahal4191,55576.0%9%17%
Sandhibahal4301,50361.7%12%5%
Beheramunda15555861.3%11%17%
Banchhanagar11343860.7%48%1%
Jadamunda8734365.0%15%36%
Gandapali8228869.8%33%20%

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 Sandhibahal

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,685
2,329 male · 2,356 female
Households
1,286
about 3.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
67.1%
below Gaisilet block's villages (69.1%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,012
above Gaisilet block's villages (1,000)
Children aged 0–6
611
13.0% of residents
Workers
2,458
52.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
744 (15.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
611 (13.0%)

What the 2,458 workers did

  • Cultivators329 (13.4%)
  • Agricultural labourers547 (22.3%)
  • Household industry105 (4.3%)
  • Other work78 (3.2%)
  • Marginal workers1,399 (56.9%)

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 Sandhibahal

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 14 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.

Education

  • Primary school6 of 6
  • Middle school6 of 6
  • Secondary school3 of 6
  • Senior secondary school1 of 6
  • Degree college0 of 6

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 6
  • Health sub-centre4 of 6
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 6

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 6
  • Hand pump6 of 6
  • Electricity for homes5 of 6

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 6
  • Public bus0 of 6
  • Mobile phone coverage6 of 6

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 6
  • Commercial bank0 of 6
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
  • Weekly haat1 of 6
Primary schools
9
Middle schools
6
Secondary schools
4
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
4

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (1), Ground Nuts. (1). Handicrafts: Tailoring (2), Iron Products (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 Gaisilet block

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