Gram panchayat · Thuamul Ram Pur block · Kalahandi
Silet gram panchayat
ସିଲେଟ ଗ୍ରାମ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ
Silet is a gram panchayat (village council) in Thuamul Ram Pur block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 1,946 people in 436 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 1,946
- Literacy
- 29.5%
- Area
- 3.2 km²
- LGD code
- 275657
Villages of Silet
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malatipadar | 61 | 270 | 26.7% | 4% | 94% |
| Dandpadar | 55 | 250 | 46.5% | 11% | 89% |
| Marguma | 50 | 235 | 21.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Silet | 45 | 197 | 35.1% | 24% | 56% |
| Rupen | 43 | 195 | 36.5% | 0% | 98% |
| Bilamal | 33 | 164 | 30.2% | 12% | 77% |
| Surumandi | 28 | 123 | 10.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Semikhal | 27 | 122 | 30.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Durbalguda | 29 | 120 | 31.5% | 100% | 0% |
| Kandulguda | 28 | 115 | 27.7% | 7% | 83% |
| Jhanjigaon | 21 | 81 | 13.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Sikerguda | 11 | 54 | 10.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Salebali | 5 | 20 | 26.7% | 0% | 100% |
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 Silet
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 1,946
- 928 male · 1,018 female
- Households
- 436
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 29.5%
- below Thuamul Ram Pur block's villages (45.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,097
- above Thuamul Ram Pur block's villages (1,042)
- Children aged 0–6
- 427
- 21.9% of residents
- Workers
- 978
- 50.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 235 (12.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,637 (84.1%)
What the 978 workers did
- Cultivators142 (14.5%)
- Agricultural labourers50 (5.1%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work7 (0.7%)
- Marginal workers779 (79.7%)
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 Silet
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 3 km², 11% of it sown with crops and 58% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 13
- Middle school1 of 13
- Secondary school0 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre0 of 13
- Anganwadi centre5 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump0 of 13
- Electricity for homes2 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Bajra (11), Ragi (10), Paddy (3), Bazara (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 Thuamul Ram Pur block
- Adri
- Badachhatrang
- Bagdiani
- Birikot
- Dumerpadar
- Gopalpur
- Gopinathpur
- Gunpur
- Kaniguama
- Karlapat
- Kerpai
- Kiapadar
- Mahulpatna
- Maligaon
- Nakrundi
- Padepadar
- Podapadar (B)
- Sindhipadar
- Tala-ambpadar
- Talajhapi
- Talnagi
- Th.rampur
- Thuamul
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