Gram panchayat · Purushottampur block · Ganjam
Sunathara gram panchayat
Sunathara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Purushottampur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 5,401 people in 1,188 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khallikote assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 5,401
- Literacy
- 63.9%
- Area
- 10.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117947
Villages of Sunathara
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 Sunathara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,401
- 2,607 male · 2,794 female
- Households
- 1,188
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.9%
- 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
- 636
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,483
- 46.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,123 (20.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,483 workers did
- Cultivators813 (32.7%)
- Agricultural labourers647 (26.1%)
- Household industry150 (6.0%)
- Other work177 (7.1%)
- Marginal workers696 (28.0%)
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 Sunathara
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, 79% of it sown with crops and 1% 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-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 road1 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 haat2 of 2
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Pulses (1), Groundnut (1), Ground Nuts (1), Ragi (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
- Sikula
- Solaghar
- 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 Sunathara? Share it with us.