Gram panchayat · Erasama block · Jagatsinghpur
Somapur gram panchayat
Somapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 6,710 people in 1,568 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 6,710
- Literacy
- 85.1%
- Area
- 12.9 km²
- LGD code
- 118115
Villages of Somapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somapur | 366 | 1,579 | 80.8% | 23% | 0% |
| Orali | 208 | 845 | 64.9% | 51% | 1% |
| Kanjiakana | 187 | 752 | 88.7% | 7% | 0% |
| Ghodadia | 169 | 709 | 92.8% | 27% | 0% |
| Haripa | 123 | 538 | 89.2% | 7% | 0% |
| Garadamalla | 118 | 530 | 92.6% | 9% | 0% |
| Apandara | 112 | 478 | 84.6% | 15% | 0% |
| Kanpada | 79 | 426 | 95.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Podana | 92 | 390 | 88.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rogal | 83 | 320 | 95.1% | 5% | 0% |
| Suida | 31 | 143 | 88.9% | 4% | 0% |
| Nailo | 0 | 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 Somapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,710
- 3,238 male · 3,472 female
- Households
- 1,568
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.1%
- about the same as Erasama block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,072
- above Erasama block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 597
- 8.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,435
- 36.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,212 (18.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 10 (0.1%)
What the 2,435 workers did
- Cultivators786 (32.3%)
- Agricultural labourers429 (17.6%)
- Household industry28 (1.1%)
- Other work356 (14.6%)
- Marginal workers836 (34.3%)
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 Somapur
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 13 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 11
- Middle school7 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre10 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 11
- Weekly haat1 of 11
- Primary schools
- 18
- Middle schools
- 14
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
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 Erasama block
- Ambiki
- Baleipur
- Balitutha
- Bamadeipur
- Bhitarandhari
- Chatua
- Dhinkia
- Erasama
- Gada
- Gadabishunupur
- Gadaharishpur
- Gadakujanga
- Janakadeipur
- Japa
- Krushnachandrapur
- Kunjakothi
- Naradia
- Nuadihi
- Nuagaon
- Padmapur
- Paeda
- Pallikanta
- Pokhiriapada
- Ziralio
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Somapur? Share it with us.