Gram panchayat · Kasinagar block · Gajapati
Sidhamadanga gram panchayat
Sidhamadanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kasinagar block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 2,565 people in 668 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paralakhemundi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 2,565
- Literacy
- 49.3%
- Area
- 15.3 km²
- LGD code
- 117488
Villages of Sidhamadanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chitrakar Laxmipur | 163 | 699 | 47.2% | 35% | 0% |
| Sidhamadanga | 189 | 685 | 58.4% | 79% | 0% |
| Nilakanthapur | 129 | 442 | 27.2% | 0% | 29% |
| Poluru | 114 | 435 | 50.4% | 12% | 30% |
| Gunabhadra | 58 | 223 | 72.0% | 30% | 35% |
| Metakaturu | 15 | 81 | 38.2% | 0% | 86% |
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 Sidhamadanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,565
- 1,283 male · 1,282 female
- Households
- 668
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 49.3%
- above Kasinagar block's villages (47.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 999
- below Kasinagar block's villages (1,020)
- Children aged 0–6
- 324
- 12.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,125
- 43.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 904 (35.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 405 (15.8%)
What the 1,125 workers did
- Cultivators126 (11.2%)
- Agricultural labourers455 (40.4%)
- Household industry54 (4.8%)
- Other work200 (17.8%)
- Marginal workers290 (25.8%)
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 Sidhamadanga
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 15 km², 30% of it sown with crops and 16% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre4 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump5 of 6
- Electricity for homes5 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Ragi (5), Arhar (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 Kasinagar block
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