Gram panchayat · Begunia block · Khordha
Siko gram panchayat
Siko is a gram panchayat (village council) in Begunia block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,922 people in 1,331 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Begunia assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,922
- Literacy
- 84.6%
- Area
- 13.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119596
Villages of Siko
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siko | 460 | 2,404 | 84.9% | 14% | 0% |
| Chandrasekharpur | 245 | 1,234 | 81.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Ekadalia | 206 | 1,083 | 84.4% | 3% | 0% |
| Belapada | 170 | 914 | 87.6% | 4% | 0% |
| Borigaon | 124 | 648 | 84.3% | 2% | 0% |
| Khadipadar | 126 | 639 | 86.1% | 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 Siko
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,922
- 3,501 male · 3,421 female
- Households
- 1,331
- about 5.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.6%
- about the same as Begunia block's villages (85.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 977
- above Begunia block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 759
- 11.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,236
- 32.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 428 (6.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.1%)
What the 2,236 workers did
- Cultivators442 (19.8%)
- Agricultural labourers253 (11.3%)
- Household industry35 (1.6%)
- Other work964 (43.1%)
- Marginal workers542 (24.2%)
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 Siko
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 14 km², 12% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college1 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes3 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 6
- Public bus2 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4).
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
- Sarua
- Simora
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