Gram panchayat · Saharapada block · Kendujhar
Silipada gram panchayat
Silipada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saharapada block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,214 people in 944 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patna assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,214
- Literacy
- 74.4%
- Area
- 18.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119510
Villages of Silipada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Begana | 371 | 1,755 | 80.9% | 72% | 17% |
| Silipada | 363 | 1,583 | 65.4% | 15% | 42% |
| Balaniposi | 135 | 519 | 79.8% | 0% | 43% |
| Saraswatipada | 75 | 357 | 73.7% | 0% | 1% |
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 Silipada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,214
- 2,112 male · 2,102 female
- Households
- 944
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.4%
- above Saharapada block's villages (65.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 995
- below Saharapada block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 581
- 13.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,166
- 51.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,513 (35.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,189 (28.2%)
What the 2,166 workers did
- Cultivators712 (32.9%)
- Agricultural labourers369 (17.0%)
- Household industry41 (1.9%)
- Other work176 (8.1%)
- Marginal workers868 (40.1%)
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 Silipada
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 19 km², 2% of it sown with crops and 27% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school4 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Mustard (2), Biri (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
- Sankhua
- Tendara
- Udayapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Silipada? Share it with us.