Gram panchayat · Beguniapada block · Ganjam
Sumandala gram panchayat
Sumandala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Beguniapada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 5,070 people in 1,109 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 5,070
- Literacy
- 62.3%
- Area
- 6.3 km²
- LGD code
- 117613
Villages of Sumandala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumandala | 474 | 2,057 | 61.9% | 15% | 0% |
| Bhaliajhara | 414 | 2,011 | 67.4% | 22% | 0% |
| Saurapalli | 137 | 593 | 42.9% | 1% | 0% |
| Baniabadi | 84 | 409 | 67.8% | 51% | 0% |
| Bandhakhuntakatauninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Chhotraypuruninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gotharapalliuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Makaramauninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sorisamaleiuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Tabhajholauninhabited | 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 Sumandala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,070
- 2,579 male · 2,491 female
- Households
- 1,109
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 62.3%
- below Beguniapada block's villages (66.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 966
- below Beguniapada block's villages (987)
- Children aged 0–6
- 689
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,279
- 45.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 967 (19.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,279 workers did
- Cultivators502 (22.0%)
- Agricultural labourers551 (24.2%)
- Household industry48 (2.1%)
- Other work506 (22.2%)
- Marginal workers672 (29.5%)
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 Sumandala
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 6 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus2 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat2 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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
- Sandhamula
- Sankuda
- Saura Chachina
- Talasara
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