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Sankiri gram panchayat
Sankiri is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendujhar Sadar block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,792 people in 1,056 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 4,792
- Literacy
- 67.0%
- Area
- 12.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119471
Villages of Sankiri
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jadipada | 290 | 1,512 | 71.1% | 7% | 78% |
| Sankiri | 247 | 994 | 65.8% | 12% | 36% |
| Potala | 194 | 829 | 54.0% | 14% | 41% |
| Kanaposi | 153 | 711 | 69.0% | 5% | 48% |
| Teranti | 91 | 414 | 79.6% | 7% | 31% |
| Upardiha | 81 | 332 | 63.2% | 11% | 55% |
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 Sankiri
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,792
- 2,352 male · 2,440 female
- Households
- 1,056
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.0%
- below Kendujhar Sadar block's villages (68.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,037
- above Kendujhar Sadar block's villages (996)
- Children aged 0–6
- 683
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,193
- 45.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 451 (9.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,522 (52.6%)
What the 2,193 workers did
- Cultivators449 (20.5%)
- Agricultural labourers55 (2.5%)
- Household industry52 (2.4%)
- Other work291 (13.3%)
- Marginal workers1,346 (61.4%)
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 Sankiri
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 13 km², 8% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school3 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat2 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6).
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 Kendujhar Sadar block
- Baradapal
- Bauripada
- Bodapalasa
- Dimbo
- Gobardhan
- Gopinathpur
- Handibhanga
- Janardhanpur
- Kandaraposi
- Kathabari
- Kaunrikala
- Mahadeijoda
- Maidankel
- Mandua
- Naranpur
- Nelung
- Nuagaon
- Padmapur
- Palaspanga
- Parjanpur
- Raghunathpur
- Raikala
- Raisuan
- Sirispal
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