Gram panchayat · Dhamanagar block · Bhadrak
Sahada gram panchayat
Sahada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dhamanagar block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 8,905 people in 1,815 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhamnagar assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 8,905
- Literacy
- 85.3%
- Area
- 7.8 km²
- LGD code
- 116747
Villages of Sahada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayantara | 364 | 1,903 | 82.0% | 43% | 0% |
| Kantapari | 466 | 1,902 | 82.3% | 36% | 0% |
| Piteipur | 309 | 1,581 | 85.9% | 51% | 0% |
| Sohara | 270 | 1,409 | 86.8% | 25% | 0% |
| Balipada | 164 | 834 | 86.2% | 20% | 0% |
| Bedpur | 124 | 645 | 87.8% | 11% | 0% |
| Misrapur | 118 | 631 | 95.3% | 9% | 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 Sahada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,905
- 4,508 male · 4,397 female
- Households
- 1,815
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.3%
- about the same as Dhamanagar block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 975
- below Dhamanagar block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 999
- 11.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,589
- 29.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,975 (33.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 8 (0.1%)
What the 2,589 workers did
- Cultivators328 (12.7%)
- Agricultural labourers538 (20.8%)
- Household industry104 (4.0%)
- Other work918 (35.5%)
- Marginal workers701 (27.1%)
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 Sahada
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 8 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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 Dhamanagar block
- Anandapur
- Arjunnpur
- Asurali
- Bamkura
- Bhaganpur
- Bhattasahi
- Dakpur
- Dalanga
- Dhusuri
- Dobal
- Fatepur
- Gadiali
- Garei Chudakati
- Gesindapur
- Hasanabad
- Kalyani
- Karada
- Kasimpur
- Katasani
- Khadipada
- Khaparpada
- Kothar
- Mustafapur
- Nadigan
- Padhani
- Palasahi
- Radhaballavapur
- Raipur
- Rayangdini
- Sahaspur
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