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Sobara . gram panchayat

Sobara . is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gosani block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,159 people in 690 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paralakhemundi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
3,159
Literacy
58.0%
Area
26.4 km²
LGD code
117455

Villages of Sobara .

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Talasingi18684447.7%16%38%
Harichandrapur11078373.1%23%59%
Sobara17258865.9%14%35%
Padmapur7033678.6%4%52%
Andharajhola5526420.7%0%100%
Chintapali5919443.2%14%45%
Hatibadi3815045.2%1%96%

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 Sobara .

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
3,159
1,542 male · 1,617 female
Households
690
about 4.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
58.0%
above Gosani block's villages (55.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,049
above Gosani block's villages (1,035)
Children aged 0–6
463
14.7% of residents
Workers
1,693
53.6% of residents
Scheduled Castes
440 (13.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,661 (52.6%)

What the 1,693 workers did

  • Cultivators253 (14.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers671 (39.6%)
  • Household industry10 (0.6%)
  • Other work99 (5.8%)
  • Marginal workers660 (39.0%)

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 Sobara .

How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 26 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.

Education

  • Primary school6 of 7
  • Middle school5 of 7
  • Secondary school0 of 7
  • Senior secondary school1 of 7
  • Degree college1 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 7
  • Health sub-centre1 of 7
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 7

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 7
  • Hand pump7 of 7
  • Electricity for homes6 of 7

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road1 of 7
  • Public bus0 of 7
  • Mobile phone coverage7 of 7

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 7
  • Commercial bank0 of 7
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
  • Weekly haat0 of 7
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
5
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Ragi (6), Cashew (6).

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 Gosani block

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