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Sarian gram panchayat

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Sarian is a gram panchayat (village council) in Narala block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,897 people in 996 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Narla assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
3,897
Literacy
62.4%
Area
15.8 km²
LGD code
118845

Villages of Sarian

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Saria5912,20462.6%22%44%
Arjun Gaon18881069.9%14%33%
Chian Padar15258864.0%47%48%
Dendoguda6529538.0%37%63%

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 Sarian

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
3,897
1,919 male · 1,978 female
Households
996
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
62.4%
below Narala block's villages (67.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,031
above Narala block's villages (993)
Children aged 0–6
581
14.9% of residents
Workers
2,006
51.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
972 (24.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,710 (43.9%)

What the 2,006 workers did

  • Cultivators257 (12.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers194 (9.7%)
  • Household industry25 (1.2%)
  • Other work132 (6.6%)
  • Marginal workers1,398 (69.7%)

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 Sarian

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 16 km², 79% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school2 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 homes3 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 4
  • Public bus0 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
  • Weekly haat1 of 4
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Green Gram (2), Black Gram (2), Vegetables (1), Gram (1), Cotton (1), Kolatha ,Black Gram (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 Narala block

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