Gram panchayat · Saharapada block · Kendujhar
Sankhua gram panchayat
Sankhua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saharapada block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,374 people in 810 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patna assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,374
- Literacy
- 64.8%
- Area
- 14.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119509
Villages of Sankhua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankhua | 236 | 1,003 | 68.7% | 33% | 48% |
| Budhabana | 155 | 701 | 64.9% | 7% | 68% |
| Padhanpada | 102 | 397 | 60.4% | 5% | 19% |
| Sabaranibeda | 96 | 372 | 63.6% | 0% | 31% |
| Khandeipada | 75 | 342 | 40.4% | 4% | 96% |
| Bhurupada | 87 | 331 | 73.8% | 14% | 26% |
| Badabaliposi | 59 | 228 | 78.7% | 3% | 15% |
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 Sankhua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,374
- 1,685 male · 1,689 female
- Households
- 810
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.8%
- about the same as Saharapada block's villages (65.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,002
- below Saharapada block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 470
- 13.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,815
- 53.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 462 (13.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,596 (47.3%)
What the 1,815 workers did
- Cultivators433 (23.9%)
- Agricultural labourers274 (15.1%)
- Household industry24 (1.3%)
- Other work404 (22.3%)
- Marginal workers680 (37.5%)
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 Sankhua
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 15 km², and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school3 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus5 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (2).
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
- Baikala
- Barbil
- Dalapaka
- Damahuda
- Digaposi
- Gandabeda
- Goras
- Kapundi
- Khadikapada
- Khajirapat
- Khuntapada
- Kundula
- Machhagarh
- Mallarpada
- Raidiha
- Saharpada
- Silipada
- Tendara
- Udayapur
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