Gram panchayat · Badamba block · Cuttack
Sankhamari gram panchayat
Sankhamari is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badamba block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 5,108 people in 1,262 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baramba assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 5,108
- Literacy
- 83.8%
- Area
- 8.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116899
Villages of Sankhamari
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankhameri | 719 | 3,034 | 84.4% | 18% | 0% |
| Kantapada | 543 | 2,074 | 82.9% | 12% | 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 Sankhamari
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,108
- 2,686 male · 2,422 female
- Households
- 1,262
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.8%
- above Badamba block's villages (80.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 902
- below Badamba block's villages (913)
- Children aged 0–6
- 543
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,633
- 32.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 804 (15.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,633 workers did
- Cultivators222 (13.6%)
- Agricultural labourers534 (32.7%)
- Household industry57 (3.5%)
- Other work548 (33.6%)
- Marginal workers272 (16.7%)
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 Sankhamari
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 8 km², 45% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school1 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump0 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Pulses (2), Sugarcane (1), Biri (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 Badamba block
- Abhimanpur
- Badabarsingh
- Badakambilo
- Badambagarh
- Baliapala
- Banamalipur
- Bangerishingh
- Bhattarika
- Dasarathipur
- Diniary
- Gadapokhari
- Gopalpur
- Gopamathura
- Gopapur
- Gopinathpur
- Janisahi
- Jhajia
- Jodumu
- Kankadajodi
- Karadibandha
- Kasikiary
- Khuntakata
- Koleswar
- Krushnachandrapur
- Kunarpal
- Mahulia
- Malati
- Manapur
- Mangarajpur
- Maniabandha
- Mugagahir
- Parajapada
- Ragadipada
- Ratapat
- Sanabarsingh
- Santarabali
- Talamundali
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