Gram panchayat · Hinjilicut block · Ganjam
Sohapur gram panchayat
Sohapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Hinjilicut block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 4,175 people in 906 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Hinjili assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 4,175
- Literacy
- 68.6%
- Area
- 10.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117781
Villages of Sohapur
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 Sohapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,175
- 2,027 male · 2,148 female
- Households
- 906
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.6%
- below Hinjilicut block's villages (70.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,060
- above Hinjilicut block's villages (1,036)
- Children aged 0–6
- 516
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,866
- 44.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 812 (19.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,866 workers did
- Cultivators458 (24.5%)
- Agricultural labourers198 (10.6%)
- Household industry15 (0.8%)
- Other work302 (16.2%)
- Marginal workers893 (47.9%)
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 Sohapur
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 11 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 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 bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Hinjilicut block
- Badakhandi
- Bellagam
- Bhabandha
- Burupada
- Chandali
- Darubhadra
- Dayapalli
- Dhobadi
- Durbandha
- Gandola
- Kanchura
- Kharida
- Makarjhola
- Naudika
- Pattiapadar
- Pochilima
- Relaba
- Saru
- Sikiri
- Syasan Ambagam
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Sohapur? Share it with us.