Gram panchayat · Badchana block · Jajpur
Solar gram panchayat
Solar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badchana block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,108 people in 736 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Barchana assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,108
- Literacy
- 75.2%
- Area
- 6.5 km²
- LGD code
- 118271
Villages of Solar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solara | 470 | 2,022 | 79.6% | 9% | 11% |
| Paikarapur | 105 | 411 | 82.0% | 1% | 8% |
| Barabati | 88 | 353 | 82.3% | 5% | 0% |
| Mulijhara | 55 | 258 | 17.6% | 5% | 89% |
| Kubhei | 18 | 64 | 44.8% | 0% | 48% |
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 Solar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,108
- 1,600 male · 1,508 female
- Households
- 736
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.2%
- below Badchana block's villages (79.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 943
- below Badchana block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 373
- 12.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,062
- 34.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 215 (6.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 513 (16.5%)
What the 1,062 workers did
- Cultivators279 (26.3%)
- Agricultural labourers168 (15.8%)
- Household industry3 (0.3%)
- Other work337 (31.7%)
- Marginal workers275 (25.9%)
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 Solar
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 5 villages cover 7 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump2 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Rabi Crops (2), Nalita (1).
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
- Siha
- Sunguda
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