Gram panchayat · Balianta block · Khordha
Sarakana gram panchayat
Sarakana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balianta block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 7,586 people in 1,710 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jayadev assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 7,586
- Literacy
- 84.4%
- Area
- 10.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119547
Villages of Sarakana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarakana | 581 | 2,571 | 83.2% | 42% | 0% |
| Brahmansuanlo | 205 | 875 | 86.8% | 30% | 0% |
| Kaijanga | 175 | 820 | 90.2% | 29% | 0% |
| Dandilo | 156 | 680 | 84.8% | 19% | 0% |
| Ranapur | 144 | 678 | 89.2% | 30% | 0% |
| Baligundi | 140 | 619 | 74.7% | 60% | 0% |
| Chhandola | 128 | 568 | 86.0% | 17% | 0% |
| Luna | 77 | 356 | 74.3% | 40% | 0% |
| Deandhoti | 80 | 310 | 85.4% | 29% | 0% |
| Kajipur | 24 | 109 | 89.7% | 0% | 0% |
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 Sarakana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,586
- 3,842 male · 3,744 female
- Households
- 1,710
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.4%
- about the same as Balianta block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 974
- above Balianta block's villages (960)
- Children aged 0–6
- 824
- 10.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,133
- 41.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,622 (34.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 3,133 workers did
- Cultivators637 (20.3%)
- Agricultural labourers541 (17.3%)
- Household industry52 (1.7%)
- Other work1,051 (33.5%)
- Marginal workers852 (27.2%)
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 Sarakana
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 11 km², 74% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school7 of 10
- Middle school2 of 10
- Secondary school2 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre10 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes10 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 10
- Weekly haat1 of 10
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Vegetables (1).
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 Balianta block
- Bainchua
- Balianta
- Bentapur
- Benupur
- Bhingarapur
- Jagfannathpur
- Jayabeda
- Jhinti Sasan
- Kakaruidrapur
- Pratap Sasan
- Prataprudrapur
- Puranapradhan
- Purohitpur
- Satyabhamapur
- Umadeibramhapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Sarakana? Share it with us.