Gram panchayat · Laikera block · Jharsuguda
Sahaspur gram panchayat
Sahaspur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Laikera block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,294 people in 1,107 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jharsuguda assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,294
- Literacy
- 64.0%
- Area
- 25.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118557
Villages of Sahaspur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahaspur | 592 | 2,314 | 59.7% | 28% | 44% |
| Ramchipidihi | 238 | 911 | 72.0% | 20% | 69% |
| Naikbandhpali | 150 | 548 | 65.9% | 28% | 27% |
| Chandnimal | 127 | 521 | 66.2% | 9% | 40% |
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 Sahaspur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,294
- 2,094 male · 2,200 female
- Households
- 1,107
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.0%
- below Laikera block's villages (71.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,051
- above Laikera block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 417
- 9.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,690
- 62.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,025 (23.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,012 (46.9%)
What the 2,690 workers did
- Cultivators720 (26.8%)
- Agricultural labourers1,005 (37.4%)
- Household industry15 (0.6%)
- Other work214 (8.0%)
- Marginal workers736 (27.4%)
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 Sahaspur
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 25 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Laikera block
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