Gram panchayat · Begunia block · Khordha
Simora gram panchayat
Simora is a gram panchayat (village council) in Begunia block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,117 people in 1,120 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Begunia assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,117
- Literacy
- 89.9%
- Area
- 7.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119597
Villages of Simora
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kantamalim | 369 | 1,752 | 86.0% | 2% | 8% |
| Simorpatna | 253 | 1,076 | 94.4% | 19% | 0% |
| Ganpur | 149 | 705 | 90.8% | 23% | 0% |
| Simor | 156 | 697 | 86.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Champatisahi | 127 | 550 | 94.9% | 5% | 0% |
| Hatasahi | 66 | 337 | 93.0% | 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 Simora
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,117
- 2,666 male · 2,451 female
- Households
- 1,120
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.9%
- above Begunia block's villages (85.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 919
- below Begunia block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 540
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,855
- 36.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 435 (8.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 139 (2.7%)
What the 1,855 workers did
- Cultivators278 (15.0%)
- Agricultural labourers488 (26.3%)
- Household industry31 (1.7%)
- Other work595 (32.1%)
- Marginal workers463 (25.0%)
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 Simora
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 8 km², 68% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school4 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 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 homes4 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- 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
- Sarua
- Siko
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