Gram panchayat · Chikiti block · Ganjam
Sunapur gram panchayat
Sunapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chikiti block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 8,463 people in 1,953 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chikiti assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 8,463
- Literacy
- 56.4%
- Area
- 12.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117705
Villages of Sunapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonapur | 1,069 | 5,023 | 64.7% | 75% | 0% |
| Patisonapur | 884 | 3,440 | 44.1% | 3% | 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 Sunapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,463
- 4,257 male · 4,206 female
- Households
- 1,953
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.4%
- below Chikiti block's villages (63.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 988
- below Chikiti block's villages (1,022)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,016
- 12.0% of residents
- Workers
- 3,931
- 46.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,876 (45.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.0%)
What the 3,931 workers did
- Cultivators173 (4.4%)
- Agricultural labourers55 (1.4%)
- Household industry18 (0.5%)
- Other work1,714 (43.6%)
- Marginal workers1,971 (50.1%)
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 Sunapur
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 13 km², 46% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Ragi (2).
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 Chikiti block
- Chandapur
- Eakasingi
- Girisola
- Gobindanagar
- Jhatipadar
- K.nuagam
- Kalabada
- Katuru
- Kotilingi
- L.laxminarayanpur
- Nuapada
- Pitatali
- R.subani
- Ramachandrapur
- Rampa
- Surala
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Sunapur? Share it with us.