Gram panchayat · Harabhanga block · Boudh
Sarasara gram panchayat
Sarasara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Harabhanga block of Boudh district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 8,198 people in 1,929 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Boudh assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 8,198
- Literacy
- 76.8%
- Area
- 17.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116810
Villages of Sarasara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasara | 974 | 4,093 | 79.2% | 28% | 3% |
| Narayanpur | 135 | 562 | 73.3% | 12% | 0% |
| Butupali | 117 | 556 | 71.7% | 16% | 4% |
| Maulisinga | 125 | 531 | 67.3% | 55% | 2% |
| Sanabankapada | 144 | 522 | 81.0% | 57% | 0% |
| Raithani | 115 | 508 | 87.8% | 7% | 0% |
| Sidhapur | 99 | 404 | 72.8% | 30% | 0% |
| Kaleswor | 65 | 354 | 64.8% | 68% | 0% |
| Badabankapada | 72 | 322 | 77.8% | 28% | 7% |
| Bagharpali | 58 | 246 | 67.6% | 52% | 0% |
| Sanabagabar | 25 | 100 | 78.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Lokanathkata | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Pakhalkhai | 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 Sarasara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,198
- 4,165 male · 4,033 female
- Households
- 1,929
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.8%
- above Harabhanga block's villages (74.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 968
- below Harabhanga block's villages (987)
- Children aged 0–6
- 955
- 11.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,226
- 39.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,518 (30.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 185 (2.3%)
What the 3,226 workers did
- Cultivators503 (15.6%)
- Agricultural labourers274 (8.5%)
- Household industry43 (1.3%)
- Other work550 (17.0%)
- Marginal workers1,856 (57.5%)
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 Sarasara
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 17 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school4 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre9 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes2 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 11
- Public bus3 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 11
- Weekly haat1 of 11
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Pulses (11), Arhar (9), Chana (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 Harabhanga block
- Adenigarh
- Bamanda
- Bandhapathar
- Banibhusanpur
- Biranar Asinghpur
- Chhatranga
- Dhalpur
- Harabhanga
- Karanjakata
- Kusanga
- Lunibahal
- Mahalikpada
- Mathura
- Pitambpur
- Purunakatak
- Radhanagar
- Ramagarh
- Sampoch
- Sankulei
- Talagaon
- Tileswar
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Sarasara? Share it with us.