Gram panchayat · Begunia block · Khordha
Sarua gram panchayat
Sarua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Begunia block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,026 people in 985 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Begunia assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,026
- Literacy
- 86.2%
- Area
- 11.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119595
Villages of Sarua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarua | 325 | 1,889 | 87.8% | 14% | 10% |
| Lokanathpur | 273 | 1,329 | 90.7% | 18% | 0% |
| Patanibara | 118 | 614 | 89.0% | 14% | 0% |
| Sapaneswarpur | 129 | 599 | 82.6% | 19% | 0% |
| Kathakhuntia | 140 | 595 | 71.8% | 0% | 47% |
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 Sarua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,026
- 2,753 male · 2,273 female
- Households
- 985
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.2%
- about the same as Begunia block's villages (85.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 826
- below Begunia block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 524
- 10.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,932
- 38.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 703 (14.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 468 (9.3%)
What the 1,932 workers did
- Cultivators288 (14.9%)
- Agricultural labourers99 (5.1%)
- Household industry24 (1.2%)
- Other work978 (50.6%)
- Marginal workers543 (28.1%)
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 Sarua
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 11 km², 32% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 5
- Public bus2 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Begunia block
- Badaberana
- Baghamari
- Begunia
- Botalama
- Deuli
- Dingara
- Durgapur
- Gadamanitri
- Govuindapur
- Haja
- Hirapur
- Kantabada
- Kunjuri
- Pangarasingh
- Podadiha
- Rasdhakantapur
- Rautapada
- Sagadabhanga
- Siko
- Simora
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