Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Sidheswar gram panchayat
Sidheswar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,258 people in 1,287 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,258
- Literacy
- 64.3%
- Area
- 20.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117746
Villages of Sidheswar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidheswar | 854 | 4,138 | 64.4% | 12% | 0% |
| Gopalpur | 215 | 1,141 | 64.8% | 13% | 0% |
| Sri Adikandapur | 164 | 722 | 61.4% | 2% | 0% |
| Ganeswarpur | 54 | 257 | 68.5% | 21% | 0% |
| Khambakotauninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Rangaputauninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sindhupadaruninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| UparaHaladibeniuninhabited | 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 Sidheswar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,258
- 3,187 male · 3,071 female
- Households
- 1,287
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.3%
- above Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 964
- below Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 795
- 12.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,689
- 43.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 709 (11.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,689 workers did
- Cultivators438 (16.3%)
- Agricultural labourers552 (20.5%)
- Household industry24 (0.9%)
- Other work652 (24.2%)
- Marginal workers1,023 (38.0%)
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 Sidheswar
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 8 villages cover 20 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 21% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 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 road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4).
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 Digapahandi block
- Ankorada
- Bada-dumula
- Basudebapur
- Bhamarpur
- Bhismagitri
- Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
- Bomakai
- Chasa Nimakhandi
- Choudhry Tikarapada
- Gada Gobindapur
- Gaudagam
- Gokharanapur
- Jakar
- Kaithada
- Kaithakhandi
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Turubudi
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