Gram panchayat · Tihidi block · Bhadrak
Saya gram panchayat
Saya is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tihidi block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 8,412 people in 1,652 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basudevpur assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 8,412
- Literacy
- 84.4%
- Area
- 15.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116769
Villages of Saya
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saya | 887 | 4,441 | 86.2% | 21% | 1% |
| Birabarapur | 329 | 1,764 | 80.4% | 56% | 0% |
| Balichaturi | 280 | 1,347 | 83.1% | 78% | 0% |
| Madhapur | 156 | 860 | 85.0% | 32% | 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 Saya
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,412
- 4,241 male · 4,171 female
- Households
- 1,652
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.4%
- above Tihidi block's villages (82.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 983
- below Tihidi block's villages (997)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,073
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,715
- 32.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,234 (38.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 40 (0.5%)
What the 2,715 workers did
- Cultivators1,402 (51.6%)
- Agricultural labourers388 (14.3%)
- Household industry20 (0.7%)
- Other work335 (12.3%)
- Marginal workers570 (21.0%)
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 Saya
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 15 km², 67% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 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 pump4 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 office3 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (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 Tihidi block
- Achak
- Bahabalpur
- Bamanbindha
- Barasar
- Baro
- Bhatapada
- Bilana
- Bodak
- Daulatpur
- Dolasahi
- Fatepur
- Gobindapur
- Guamal
- Harisinghpur
- Jamjodi
- Kanpada
- Karada
- Kolha
- Kumbera
- Maharampur
- Mangalpur
- Mukundapur
- Narendrapur
- Nayananda
- Paliabindha
- Rajnagar
- Sahapur
- Shyamasundarpur
- Sindol
- Talagopabindha
- Talapada
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