Gram panchayat · Baliguda block · Kandhamal
Salaguda gram panchayat
Salaguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baliguda block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 28 villages, home to 3,839 people in 887 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 28
- Population (2011)
- 3,839
- Literacy
- 41.5%
- Area
- 30.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118877
Villages of Salaguda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melisikia | 168 | 747 | 54.2% | 7% | 82% |
| Daka | 146 | 643 | 33.3% | 3% | 48% |
| Kudukelkia | 78 | 358 | 41.1% | 7% | 76% |
| Puninata | 76 | 341 | 47.4% | 23% | 57% |
| Jargibhata | 87 | 315 | 51.5% | 2% | 2% |
| Terajakia | 45 | 192 | 59.7% | 0% | 81% |
| Tagakia | 36 | 167 | 40.3% | 0% | 88% |
| Katikudu kelikia | 30 | 148 | 74.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Puijuri | 38 | 143 | 19.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Takasingha | 29 | 123 | 30.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kuchasaru | 31 | 120 | 15.6% | 0% | 92% |
| Sengusola | 25 | 114 | 25.6% | 0% | 81% |
| Keramaha | 16 | 65 | 45.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Kumbemula | 12 | 53 | 16.7% | 0% | 98% |
| Gundeli | 9 | 42 | 21.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Budimilika | 8 | 39 | 25.8% | 0% | 79% |
| Damapanga | 11 | 39 | 26.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Hatiraja | 9 | 39 | 8.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Daragamunda | 7 | 37 | 21.9% | 0% | 81% |
| Melapaketa | 6 | 28 | 10.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Bilaranga | 7 | 26 | 10.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Makubela | 4 | 21 | 20.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Ladamila | 5 | 19 | 40.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Gundelpadar | 2 | 10 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kuerpata | 2 | 10 | 57.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Araguliparbata | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jargibhata Parbata | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Solaguda | 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 Salaguda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,839
- 1,857 male · 1,982 female
- Households
- 887
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 41.5%
- below Baliguda block's villages (55.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,067
- above Baliguda block's villages (1,048)
- Children aged 0–6
- 724
- 18.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,831
- 47.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 175 (4.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,543 (66.2%)
What the 1,831 workers did
- Cultivators400 (21.8%)
- Agricultural labourers223 (12.2%)
- Household industry46 (2.5%)
- Other work107 (5.8%)
- Marginal workers1,055 (57.6%)
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 Salaguda
How many of the 25 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 28 villages cover 30 km², 19% of it sown with crops and 68% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 25
- Middle school3 of 25
- Secondary school1 of 25
- Senior secondary school0 of 25
- Degree college0 of 25
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 25
- Health sub-centre1 of 25
- Anganwadi centre9 of 25
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 25
- Hand pump15 of 25
- Electricity for homes1 of 25
Roads & transport
- All-weather road24 of 25
- Public bus0 of 25
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 25
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 25
- Commercial bank0 of 25
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 25
- Weekly haat1 of 25
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (24), Pulses (10), Turmeric (9), Haladi (8), Mung (5), Vegetable (3), Ginger (2), Vegetables (2).
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 Baliguda block
- Barakhama
- Battaguda
- Budrukia
- Dadakangia
- Khamankhol
- Kutikia
- Landagaon
- Mediakia
- Parampanga
- Rebingia
- Rutungia
- Sindirigaon
- Sudra
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