Gram panchayat · Beguniapada block · Ganjam
Sandhamula gram panchayat
Sandhamula is a gram panchayat (village council) in Beguniapada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,710 people in 1,045 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,710
- Literacy
- 65.2%
- Area
- 8.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117610
Villages of Sandhamula
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandhamula | 457 | 1,982 | 63.4% | 20% | 1% |
| Salabana | 241 | 1,174 | 76.0% | 3% | 0% |
| Rahada | 169 | 783 | 74.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Khasua | 73 | 277 | 42.7% | 18% | 35% |
| Bariahetta | 53 | 272 | 50.4% | 0% | 93% |
| Krushnasara | 50 | 218 | 35.9% | 6% | 36% |
| Champakiariuninhabited | 2 | 4 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Sandhamula
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,710
- 2,404 male · 2,306 female
- Households
- 1,045
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.2%
- below Beguniapada block's villages (66.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 959
- below Beguniapada block's villages (987)
- Children aged 0–6
- 679
- 14.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,874
- 39.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 501 (10.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 444 (9.4%)
What the 1,874 workers did
- Cultivators484 (25.8%)
- Agricultural labourers272 (14.5%)
- Household industry81 (4.3%)
- Other work521 (27.8%)
- Marginal workers516 (27.5%)
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 Sandhamula
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 9 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school0 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre4 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump6 of 7
- Electricity for homes6 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Sugarcane (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 Beguniapada block
- Angaragaon
- Badakhairakhama
- Beguniapada
- Beruanbadi
- Burujhari
- Chandanpur
- Chingudikhola
- Digapada
- Ghodapada
- K.barida
- Kalimaghi
- Khandianai
- Kumbharagaon
- Mardakote
- Mardamekha
- Mathasarasing
- Phasi
- Sana Ustapada
- Sankuda
- Saura Chachina
- Sumandala
- Talasara
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