Gram panchayat · Purushottampur block · Ganjam
Sikula gram panchayat
Sikula is a gram panchayat (village council) in Purushottampur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 1 village, home to 5,645 people in 1,173 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kabisuryanagar assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 1
- Population (2011)
- 5,645
- Literacy
- 65.1%
- Area
- 8.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117945
Villages of Sikula
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikula | 1,173 | 5,645 | 65.1% | 46% | 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 Sikula
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,645
- 2,725 male · 2,920 female
- Households
- 1,173
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.1%
- below Purushottampur block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,072
- above Purushottampur block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 623
- 11.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,910
- 51.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,615 (46.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.0%)
What the 2,910 workers did
- Cultivators452 (15.5%)
- Agricultural labourers154 (5.3%)
- Household industry54 (1.9%)
- Other work263 (9.0%)
- Marginal workers1,987 (68.3%)
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 Sikula
How many of the 1 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 1 villages cover 8 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school1 of 1
- Middle school1 of 1
- Secondary school1 of 1
- Senior secondary school0 of 1
- Degree college0 of 1
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 1
- Health sub-centre1 of 1
- Anganwadi centre1 of 1
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 1
- Hand pump1 of 1
- Electricity for homes1 of 1
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 1
- Public bus1 of 1
- Mobile phone coverage1 of 1
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 1
- Commercial bank0 of 1
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 1
- Weekly haat1 of 1
- 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 (1), Ragi (1), Groundnut (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 Purushottampur block
- Achuli
- Antarigam
- Arakhapur
- Baaghala
- Bada Baragam
- Badakharida
- Bhatakumarada
- Bhimapur
- Bhutasarasingi
- Changudipadar Nuagaon
- Chungighai
- Ganga-dahani
- Handighar
- Jagannathpur
- Jamuni
- Jhadabai
- Kama Nalinalkhapur
- Pandia
- Patrapur
- Raipur
- Ranajhali
- Samma
- Solaghar
- Sunathara
- Tankachai
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Sikula? Share it with us.