Gram panchayat · Harichadanpur block · Kendujhar
Sunapentha gram panchayat
Sunapentha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Harichadanpur block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 8,426 people in 1,921 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Telkoi assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 8,426
- Literacy
- 56.8%
- Area
- 30.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119378
Villages of Sunapentha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badasialimal | 490 | 2,170 | 59.0% | 3% | 51% |
| Kundala | 343 | 1,434 | 49.8% | 18% | 44% |
| Gopinathapur | 291 | 1,427 | 55.2% | 3% | 55% |
| Sunapentha | 250 | 949 | 75.2% | 29% | 10% |
| Kantala Reserve Sahitigiriasahi | 201 | 874 | 42.0% | 2% | 69% |
| Kamalangi | 128 | 520 | 62.1% | 0% | 54% |
| Nipania | 96 | 461 | 46.5% | 0% | 85% |
| Durugamela | 64 | 317 | 51.4% | 2% | 98% |
| Chhutunga | 58 | 274 | 75.6% | 0% | 72% |
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 Sunapentha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,426
- 4,146 male · 4,280 female
- Households
- 1,921
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.8%
- below Harichadanpur block's villages (61.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,032
- above Harichadanpur block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,453
- 17.2% of residents
- Workers
- 4,350
- 51.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 670 (8.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,402 (52.2%)
What the 4,350 workers did
- Cultivators1,013 (23.3%)
- Agricultural labourers1,037 (23.8%)
- Household industry32 (0.7%)
- Other work159 (3.7%)
- Marginal workers2,109 (48.5%)
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 Sunapentha
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 30 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 25% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school6 of 9
- Secondary school5 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre2 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes4 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office7 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Vegetables (5), Oilseed (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 Harichadanpur block
- Badapalaspal
- Bareigoda
- Baxibarigaon
- Bhagamunda
- Bhanrpur
- Budhakhaman
- Daitari
- Dhurudiamba
- Gaunighasa
- Harichandanpur
- Hunda
- Jamujodi
- Janghira
- Jirang
- Junga
- Manoharpur
- Pitapiti
- Pithagola
- Rasol
- Revanapalaspal
- Sagadapata
- Tangiriapal
- Tentalaposi
- Thakurapada
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