Gram panchayat · Ghatgaon block · Kendujhar
Sarasposi gram panchayat
Sarasposi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ghatgaon block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 2,909 people in 664 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 2,909
- Literacy
- 73.0%
- Area
- 10.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119352
Villages of Sarasposi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhalukipatali | 169 | 770 | 72.7% | 0% | 85% |
| Gobarabeda | 166 | 654 | 76.0% | 15% | 47% |
| Sarasapasi | 110 | 543 | 76.0% | 8% | 86% |
| Bharandia | 115 | 499 | 64.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Brundabanapur | 104 | 443 | 74.4% | 0% | 45% |
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 Sarasposi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,909
- 1,451 male · 1,458 female
- Households
- 664
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 73.0%
- above Ghatgaon block's villages (66.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,005
- about the same as Ghatgaon block's villages (1,003)
- Children aged 0–6
- 361
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,337
- 46.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 138 (4.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,123 (73.0%)
What the 1,337 workers did
- Cultivators439 (32.8%)
- Agricultural labourers62 (4.6%)
- Household industry24 (1.8%)
- Other work119 (8.9%)
- Marginal workers693 (51.8%)
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 Sarasposi
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 11 km², 43% of it sown with crops and 20% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes3 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Ghatgaon block
- Badajamuposi
- Badamasinabilla
- Badapichhula
- Balabhadrapur
- Balipokhari
- Barhatipura
- Basantapur
- Bholabeda
- Binida
- Dhenkikote
- Gadadharpur
- Khantaghar
- Manoharpur
- Muktapuir
- Mukundapurpatna
- Paidapatna
- Pandapada
- Patilo
- Pipilia
- Purumunda
- Rutisila
- Santarapur
- Sunatangiri
- Tara
- Toranipokhari
- Uperdiha
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