Gram panchayat · Gondia block · Dhenkanal
Santhapur gram panchayat
Santhapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gondia block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,616 people in 1,114 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhenkanal assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,616
- Literacy
- 78.1%
- Area
- 11.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117307
Villages of Santhapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santhapuruninhabited | 361 | 1,488 | 78.3% | 17% | 18% |
| Santhasara | 277 | 1,130 | 76.3% | 9% | 16% |
| Dalsingamarthapur | 270 | 1,126 | 73.9% | 4% | 17% |
| Eranda | 189 | 792 | 86.9% | 23% | 9% |
| Aghariapada | 17 | 80 | 72.1% | 15% | 48% |
| Ghantapasi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Ghantapasikateni | 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 Santhapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,616
- 2,368 male · 2,248 female
- Households
- 1,114
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.1%
- above Gondia block's villages (76.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 949
- below Gondia block's villages (962)
- Children aged 0–6
- 507
- 11.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,852
- 40.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 593 (12.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 744 (16.1%)
What the 1,852 workers did
- Cultivators357 (19.3%)
- Agricultural labourers202 (10.9%)
- Household industry59 (3.2%)
- Other work449 (24.2%)
- Marginal workers785 (42.4%)
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 Santhapur
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 12 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Black Gram (5).
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 Gondia block
- Bainsia
- Barada
- Bega
- Bidharpur
- Dasamanpatna
- Deogan
- Digambarpur
- Gondia
- Gundurapasi
- Joranda
- Kabera
- Kaluria
- Karamul
- Kasipur
- Khanda Bandha
- Khankira
- Laulai
- Letheka
- Mandar A
- Matha Tentulia
- Neulapoi
- Nihal Prasad
- Pingua
- Poruhakhoja
- Raitala
- Ratanapur
- Sadangi
- Sorisiapada
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