Gram panchayat · Mahakalapada block · Kendrapara
Suniti gram panchayat
Suniti is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 7,147 people in 1,611 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mahakalapada assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 7,147
- Literacy
- 77.8%
- Area
- 18.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119145
Villages of Suniti
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suniti(Bena Kandha) | 1,050 | 4,682 | 77.1% | 4% | 1% |
| Kharianta | 184 | 813 | 77.6% | 23% | 0% |
| Kantilo | 160 | 677 | 66.2% | 0% | 5% |
| Sugal | 141 | 669 | 91.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Pancha Gachhia | 76 | 306 | 83.0% | 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 Suniti
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,147
- 3,639 male · 3,508 female
- Households
- 1,611
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.8%
- below Mahakalapada block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 964
- about the same as Mahakalapada block's villages (969)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,041
- 14.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,923
- 40.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 383 (5.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 69 (1.0%)
What the 2,923 workers did
- Cultivators1,109 (37.9%)
- Agricultural labourers358 (12.2%)
- Household industry8 (0.3%)
- Other work333 (11.4%)
- Marginal workers1,115 (38.1%)
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 Suniti
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 18 km², 37% of it sown with crops and 36% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat2 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Mahakalapada block
- Alailo
- Ameipal
- Badakul
- Badihi
- Balipal
- Baradanga
- Barakandha
- Batighara
- Baulakani
- Bijayanagar
- Deulapada
- Gadaromita
- Gogua
- Jadupur
- Jamboo
- Jayachandrapur
- Kansarabadadandua
- Karanja
- Kharinasi
- Khursia
- Lanjura
- Mahakalapada
- Mangalapur
- Patalipanka
- Petchhela(B.b Colony)
- Rajgarh
- Ramanagar
- Teragan
- Tihiri
- Tikarapanga
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Suniti? Share it with us.