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Gram panchayat · Surada block · Ganjam

Sidhapur gram panchayat

Sidhapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Surada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 7,139 people in 1,667 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
14
Population (2011)
7,139
Literacy
66.4%
Area
17.7 km²
LGD code
118039

Villages of Sidhapur

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Sidhapur7823,40971.8%18%0%
Sandhikendu2431,00164.1%4%0%
Gobaralundi19275256.2%36%0%
Kalakhadi15567967.6%0%0%
Lembhakumpa12960671.3%28%11%
Dhimiripankala5220373.8%67%33%
Khajuridiha2814733.9%0%99%
Ora3014654.7%0%71%
Sitamba298024.6%0%69%
Kandhakalakhadi165735.2%0%100%
Toradi9495.1%0%100%
Dimiripankal21037.5%0%100%
Gunakumpa00–––
Poipankala00–––

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 Sidhapur

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,139
3,664 male · 3,475 female
Households
1,667
about 4.3 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
66.4%
above Surada block's villages (59.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
948
below Surada block's villages (989)
Children aged 0–6
832
11.7% of residents
Workers
3,310
46.4% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,228 (17.2%)
Scheduled Tribes
553 (7.7%)

What the 3,310 workers did

  • Cultivators801 (24.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers919 (27.8%)
  • Household industry73 (2.2%)
  • Other work431 (13.0%)
  • Marginal workers1,086 (32.8%)

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 Sidhapur

How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 18 km², 36% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.

Education

  • Primary school8 of 12
  • Middle school2 of 12
  • Secondary school1 of 12
  • Senior secondary school0 of 12
  • Degree college0 of 12

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 12
  • Health sub-centre2 of 12
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 12

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 12
  • Hand pump11 of 12
  • Electricity for homes8 of 12

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road10 of 12
  • Public bus0 of 12
  • Mobile phone coverage10 of 12

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 12
  • Commercial bank0 of 12
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 12
  • Weekly haat0 of 12
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
2

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Pulses (8), Vegetable (6), Ragi (5), Vegetables (3), Sugarcane (1), Moong (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 Surada block

Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Sidhapur? Share it with us.