Gram panchayat · Gondia block · Dhenkanal
Sorisiapada gram panchayat
Sorisiapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gondia block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,061 people in 944 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhenkanal assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,061
- Literacy
- 63.2%
- Area
- 19.1 km²
- LGD code
- 117308
Villages of Sorisiapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rameikhamar | 352 | 1,492 | 63.2% | 2% | 48% |
| Sorisiapada | 138 | 737 | 76.2% | 0% | 89% |
| Bania | 143 | 597 | 60.2% | 0% | 80% |
| Mahisiakada | 96 | 403 | 63.2% | 0% | 67% |
| Similia | 93 | 340 | 72.0% | 0% | 96% |
| Chhatghar forestbeat | 66 | 290 | 14.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Kolha | 52 | 186 | 73.2% | 0% | 97% |
| Talapada | 4 | 16 | 80.0% | 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 Sorisiapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,061
- 2,053 male · 2,008 female
- Households
- 944
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.2%
- below Gondia block's villages (76.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 978
- above Gondia block's villages (962)
- Children aged 0–6
- 678
- 16.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,065
- 50.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 37 (0.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,909 (71.6%)
What the 2,065 workers did
- Cultivators123 (6.0%)
- Agricultural labourers914 (44.3%)
- Household industry5 (0.2%)
- Other work155 (7.5%)
- Marginal workers868 (42.0%)
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 Sorisiapada
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 19 km², 20% of it sown with crops and 26% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes3 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus4 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Black Gram (8), Vegetable Product (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 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
- Santhapur
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