Gram panchayat · Jagatsinghpur block · Jagatsinghpur
Salijanga gram panchayat
Salijanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jagatsinghpur block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 6,140 people in 1,415 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jagatsinghpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 6,140
- Literacy
- 84.6%
- Area
- 6.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118139
Villages of Salijanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jotta | 560 | 2,605 | 83.3% | 13% | 0% |
| Salajanga | 530 | 2,101 | 83.8% | 31% | 0% |
| Kansa | 325 | 1,434 | 88.0% | 16% | 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 Salijanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,140
- 2,992 male · 3,148 female
- Households
- 1,415
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.6%
- below Jagatsinghpur block's villages (86.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,052
- above Jagatsinghpur block's villages (976)
- Children aged 0–6
- 633
- 10.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,933
- 31.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,203 (19.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,933 workers did
- Cultivators237 (12.3%)
- Agricultural labourers236 (12.2%)
- Household industry71 (3.7%)
- Other work537 (27.8%)
- Marginal workers852 (44.1%)
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 Salijanga
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 6 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (3).
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 Jagatsinghpur block
- Alasudha
- Alipingal
- Alla
- Ayar
- Balarampur
- Jahanpur
- Jankoti
- Jasobasantapur
- Kaduapada
- Kantilo
- Khairanga
- Madhusudhanpur Sasan
- Mandasahi
- Mudhupur
- Odisso
- Palasol
- Palli
- Patasara
- Patenigan
- Piteipur
- Punanga
- Rambhadeipur
- Sabhamul
- Samanga
- Sanpur
- Singarpur
- Taradapara
- Tartang
- Tumbandeisahi
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