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Saharpada gram panchayat

Saharpada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saharapada block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 8,058 people in 1,789 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patna assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
9
Population (2011)
8,058
Literacy
67.0%
Area
29.8 km²
LGD code
119508

Villages of Saharpada

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Gorandijodi4371,83769.7%11%63%
Tando3831,56559.3%8%78%
Dobeipentha2721,29867.5%9%75%
Aharapada15673172.5%4%37%
Saharapada15163679.8%23%19%
Bhaliadiha11659752.1%0%95%
Haladibata10150763.0%0%100%
Pingupatana6944871.4%0%100%
Radhapur10443973.2%3%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 Saharpada

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
8,058
3,913 male · 4,145 female
Households
1,789
about 4.5 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
67.0%
above Saharapada block's villages (65.7%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,059
above Saharapada block's villages (1,038)
Children aged 0–6
1,064
13.2% of residents
Workers
4,117
51.1% of residents
Scheduled Castes
623 (7.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
5,579 (69.2%)

What the 4,117 workers did

  • Cultivators1,203 (29.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers506 (12.3%)
  • Household industry194 (4.7%)
  • Other work800 (19.4%)
  • Marginal workers1,414 (34.3%)

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 Saharpada

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, and 15% forest.

Education

  • Primary school9 of 9
  • Middle school5 of 9
  • Secondary school3 of 9
  • Senior secondary school1 of 9
  • Degree college1 of 9

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 9
  • Health sub-centre1 of 9
  • Anganwadi centre9 of 9

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 9
  • Hand pump9 of 9
  • Electricity for homes8 of 9

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road9 of 9
  • Public bus2 of 9
  • Mobile phone coverage9 of 9

Services

  • Post office or sub post office3 of 9
  • Commercial bank0 of 9
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 9
  • Weekly haat2 of 9
Primary schools
11
Middle schools
5
Secondary schools
4
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).

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 Saharapada block

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