Gram panchayat · Dhamanagar block · Bhadrak
Sahaspur gram panchayat
Sahaspur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dhamanagar block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,025 people in 1,006 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhamnagar assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,025
- Literacy
- 83.5%
- Area
- 5 km²
- LGD code
- 275241
Villages of Sahaspur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahaspur | 405 | 1,887 | 89.6% | 43% | 0% |
| Lo-oger-chhamauza | 253 | 1,231 | 78.5% | 7% | 1% |
| Jagannath Sahi | 205 | 1,120 | 69.0% | 32% | 0% |
| Pokharia | 143 | 787 | 95.5% | 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 Sahaspur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,025
- 2,468 male · 2,557 female
- Households
- 1,006
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.5%
- below Dhamanagar block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,036
- above Dhamanagar block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 649
- 12.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,473
- 29.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,252 (24.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 7 (0.1%)
What the 1,473 workers did
- Cultivators319 (21.7%)
- Agricultural labourers326 (22.1%)
- Household industry17 (1.2%)
- Other work459 (31.2%)
- Marginal workers352 (23.9%)
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 Sahaspur
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 5 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school4 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school2 of 4
- Degree college2 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 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 road4 of 4
- Public bus3 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (2).
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
- Sahada
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