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Gram panchayat · Sohella block · Bargarh

Salapali gram panchayat

Salapali is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sohella block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,842 people in 1,229 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhatli assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
4,842
Literacy
78.6%
Area
18.1 km²
LGD code
116574

Villages of Salapali

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Kelenda3481,48078.7%17%12%
Barpadar24292677.6%26%37%
Salepali23891678.3%32%12%
Jampali21283479.3%24%20%
Barapadar10338383.6%13%11%
Sukalterma8630373.6%37%14%

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 Salapali

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,842
2,490 male · 2,352 female
Households
1,229
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
78.6%
above Sohella block's villages (75.8%)
Females per 1,000 males
945
below Sohella block's villages (979)
Children aged 0–6
509
10.5% of residents
Workers
3,023
62.4% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,145 (23.6%)
Scheduled Tribes
886 (18.3%)

What the 3,023 workers did

  • Cultivators901 (29.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers481 (15.9%)
  • Household industry76 (2.5%)
  • Other work187 (6.2%)
  • Marginal workers1,378 (45.6%)

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 Salapali

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 18 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.

Education

  • Primary school6 of 6
  • Middle school6 of 6
  • Secondary school0 of 6
  • Senior secondary school2 of 6
  • Degree college0 of 6

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 6
  • Health sub-centre0 of 6
  • Anganwadi centre5 of 6

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 6
  • Hand pump6 of 6
  • Electricity for homes6 of 6

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road6 of 6
  • Public bus1 of 6
  • Mobile phone coverage6 of 6

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 6
  • Commercial bank0 of 6
  • Ration (PDS) shop0 of 6
  • Weekly haat0 of 6
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
6
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Ground Nuts (6), Pulses (6).

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 Sohella block

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