Gram panchayat · Cuttacksadar block · Cuttack
Sompur gram panchayat
Sompur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Cuttacksadar block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,695 people in 802 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,695
- Literacy
- 83.8%
- Area
- 8.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116970
Villages of Sompur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoriapada | 469 | 2,111 | 84.4% | 16% | 0% |
| Teldia | 172 | 866 | 88.2% | 59% | 1% |
| Singalo | 96 | 420 | 71.5% | 81% | 0% |
| Hansadia | 65 | 298 | 83.5% | 37% | 0% |
| Sompur | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Sompur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,695
- 1,880 male · 1,815 female
- Households
- 802
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.8%
- about the same as Cuttacksadar block's villages (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 965
- about the same as Cuttacksadar block's villages (957)
- Children aged 0–6
- 331
- 9.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,406
- 38.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,294 (35.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5 (0.1%)
What the 1,406 workers did
- Cultivators276 (19.6%)
- Agricultural labourers289 (20.6%)
- Household industry13 (0.9%)
- Other work475 (33.8%)
- Marginal workers353 (25.1%)
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 Sompur
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 8 km², 63% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college0 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 pump2 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (3), Sugarcane (2), Black Berry (1), Vegetable (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 Cuttacksadar block
- Amana
- Arilo
- Ayatpur
- Barada
- Bentakar
- Bodhapur
- Brahmapur
- Dadhibamanpur
- Dharina
- Fakirapada
- Gatiroutpatna
- Jasapada
- Jharkata
- Kalapada
- Kandarpur
- Khandeita
- Kishorenagar
- Kulasarichuan
- Nimeisapur
- Paramahansa
- Praharajpur
- Urali
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