Gram panchayat · Badchana block · Jajpur
Samia gram panchayat
Samia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badchana block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,225 people in 1,597 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Barchana assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 7,225
- Literacy
- 61.2%
- Area
- 29.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118267
Villages of Samia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samian | 876 | 3,926 | 61.2% | 7% | 41% |
| Champapur | 323 | 1,360 | 85.2% | 13% | 0% |
| Raijhar | 194 | 964 | 48.5% | 0% | 68% |
| Kolha | 112 | 539 | 29.5% | 0% | 89% |
| Satamana | 92 | 436 | 48.9% | 0% | 70% |
| Barsal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gohiradal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Harichandanpur | 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 Samia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,225
- 3,655 male · 3,570 female
- Households
- 1,597
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.2%
- below Badchana block's villages (79.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 977
- above Badchana block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,033
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,642
- 36.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 446 (6.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,049 (42.2%)
What the 2,642 workers did
- Cultivators346 (13.1%)
- Agricultural labourers949 (35.9%)
- Household industry81 (3.1%)
- Other work562 (21.3%)
- Marginal workers704 (26.6%)
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 Samia
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 29 km², 36% of it sown with crops and 27% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump0 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat2 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (4), Mugh (4).
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 Badchana block
- Achyutabasant
- Anaka
- Arakhapur
- Badabalikuda
- Badachana
- Badaghumuri
- Balichandrapur
- Balipadia
- Bandalo
- Bantala
- Barada
- Barpada
- Bharatpur
- Bhusandapur
- Bikramtiran
- Byree
- Champapur
- Chandital
- Charinangala
- Chhatia
- Darpan
- Dhanamandala
- Gopalpur
- Kaimatia
- Khaira
- Kolanagiri
- Kundala
- Majhipada
- Manduka
- Nalipur
- Nelia
- Palei
- Paria
- Patrajpur
- Radhadeipur
- Raipur
- Salapada
- Santipur
- Saudia
- Siha
- Solar
- Sunguda
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