Gram panchayat · Naugaon block · Jagatsinghpur
Sikhara gram panchayat
Sikhara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Naugaon block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 6,936 people in 1,708 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jagatsinghpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 6,936
- Literacy
- 87.9%
- Area
- 11.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118187
Villages of Sikhara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikhar | 353 | 1,338 | 87.7% | 14% | 0% |
| Salijanga | 257 | 1,023 | 85.7% | 12% | 15% |
| Bodal | 221 | 928 | 87.8% | 14% | 0% |
| Bilipada | 196 | 804 | 82.1% | 40% | 0% |
| Patenigan | 156 | 762 | 93.6% | 7% | 0% |
| Nalanga | 153 | 676 | 92.0% | 6% | 0% |
| Sareikula | 164 | 601 | 87.2% | 7% | 0% |
| Angeswarpada | 116 | 446 | 88.0% | 23% | 0% |
| Barada | 92 | 358 | 88.5% | 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 Sikhara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,936
- 3,542 male · 3,394 female
- Households
- 1,708
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.9%
- above Naugaon block's villages (86.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 958
- below Naugaon block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 680
- 9.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,629
- 37.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,076 (15.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 159 (2.3%)
What the 2,629 workers did
- Cultivators904 (34.4%)
- Agricultural labourers300 (11.4%)
- Household industry34 (1.3%)
- Other work512 (19.5%)
- Marginal workers879 (33.4%)
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 Sikhara
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 11 km², 68% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school6 of 9
- Secondary school6 of 9
- Senior secondary school2 of 9
- Degree college3 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre2 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 9
- Public bus3 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office7 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 9
- Weekly haat8 of 9
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 10
- Secondary schools
- 13
- Degree colleges
- 5
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
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 Naugaon block
- Alana
- Bachhalo
- Bansa
- Dabar
- Deriki
- Gajarajpur
- Galadari
- Ghodansa
- Janugaon
- Korua
- Naugaon
- Nuagaon
- Osakana
- Rehia
- Tiruna
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