Gram panchayat · Biridi block · Jagatsinghpur
Sankhapur gram panchayat
Sankhapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Biridi block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,894 people in 662 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Tirtol assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,894
- Literacy
- 86.3%
- Area
- 5.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118088
Villages of Sankhapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalantira | 242 | 1,101 | 85.0% | 39% | 0% |
| Salijanga | 182 | 798 | 80.4% | 59% | 10% |
| Sarasudha | 180 | 710 | 92.0% | 27% | 0% |
| Sankhapur | 58 | 285 | 92.4% | 22% | 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 Sankhapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,894
- 1,490 male · 1,404 female
- Households
- 662
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.3%
- about the same as Biridi block's villages (85.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 942
- below Biridi block's villages (961)
- Children aged 0–6
- 268
- 9.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,057
- 36.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,160 (40.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 77 (2.7%)
What the 1,057 workers did
- Cultivators95 (9.0%)
- Agricultural labourers416 (39.4%)
- Household industry9 (0.9%)
- Other work239 (22.6%)
- Marginal workers298 (28.2%)
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 Sankhapur
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 4 villages cover 5 km², 85% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school2 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 pump3 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3). Handicrafts: Bamboo,Kula,Pachia (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 Biridi block
- Adhanga Majurai
- Adhangagarh
- Allando
- Arana
- Badakhandeita
- Bagalpur
- Baredei
- Basandara
- Batimira
- Budhapada
- Daradagram
- Gopinathapur
- Hajipur
- Kulahaijanga
- Manguli
- Puran
- Sadheisasan
- Sibapur
- Ukundara
- Uttarsasana
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Sankhapur? Share it with us.