Gram panchayat · Kamakhyanagar block · Dhenkanal
Sogar gram panchayat
Sogar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kamakhyanagar block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,555 people in 1,229 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kamakhyanagar assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 5,555
- Literacy
- 80.1%
- Area
- 21.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117363
Villages of Sogar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sogar | 716 | 3,311 | 84.3% | 15% | 6% |
| Baisinga | 144 | 696 | 77.2% | 83% | 0% |
| Upara Jhagadapada | 156 | 672 | 83.9% | 72% | 0% |
| Sogarkateni | 66 | 255 | 52.8% | 63% | 33% |
| Kanapal | 56 | 207 | 87.5% | 45% | 0% |
| Karabar | 44 | 189 | 45.2% | 33% | 21% |
| Sambalapur | 30 | 143 | 59.0% | 92% | 8% |
| Godabhanga | 17 | 82 | 88.2% | 95% | 0% |
| Rabada | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Talajhagadapada | 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 Sogar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,555
- 2,876 male · 2,679 female
- Households
- 1,229
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.1%
- above Kamakhyanagar block's villages (79.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 932
- below Kamakhyanagar block's villages (952)
- Children aged 0–6
- 706
- 12.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,064
- 37.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,092 (37.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 330 (5.9%)
What the 2,064 workers did
- Cultivators361 (17.5%)
- Agricultural labourers632 (30.6%)
- Household industry24 (1.2%)
- Other work563 (27.3%)
- Marginal workers484 (23.4%)
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 Sogar
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 10 villages cover 22 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre5 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (8), Paddy (7), Dal (1), Pulses (1), Ground Nut (1), Sugar Cane (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 Kamakhyanagar block
- Analabereni
- Badasuanlo
- Baisinga
- Baligorada
- Bankual
- Baruan(K)
- Baunsapal
- Bhairpur
- Budhibili
- Jagannathpur
- Kadua
- Kanapura
- Kantapal
- Kantiokatnei
- Kantioputasahi
- Kotagara
- Kusumjodi
- Mahulpal
- Rai Narasinghpur
- Saruali
- Tumsinga
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