Gram panchayat · Badchana block · Jajpur
Siha gram panchayat
Siha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badchana block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 6,339 people in 1,332 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Barchana assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 6,339
- Literacy
- 77.2%
- Area
- 11.5 km²
- LGD code
- 118270
Villages of Siha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kharmangi | 331 | 1,646 | 89.2% | 8% | 0% |
| Siha | 303 | 1,418 | 72.7% | 18% | 10% |
| Godimagura | 217 | 1,069 | 63.4% | 3% | 62% |
| Kolhasinga | 185 | 882 | 70.3% | 11% | 35% |
| Kampira | 125 | 584 | 79.5% | 4% | 5% |
| Mangarajpur | 122 | 499 | 85.2% | 9% | 0% |
| Jaipur | 39 | 195 | 82.9% | 22% | 3% |
| Kochila Gadia | 10 | 46 | 78.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Aharbati | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bihanapada | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Chanda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kanchan Nagar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Manapur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Patharakata | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sendhapur | 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 Siha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,339
- 3,242 male · 3,097 female
- Households
- 1,332
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.2%
- below Badchana block's villages (79.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 955
- about the same as Badchana block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 820
- 12.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,999
- 31.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 627 (9.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,154 (18.2%)
What the 1,999 workers did
- Cultivators407 (20.4%)
- Agricultural labourers452 (22.6%)
- Household industry25 (1.3%)
- Other work424 (21.2%)
- Marginal workers691 (34.6%)
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 Siha
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 12 km², 42% of it sown with crops and 17% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump1 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Rabi Crops (8).
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
- Samia
- Santipur
- Saudia
- Solar
- Sunguda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Siha? Share it with us.