Gram panchayat · Borigumma block · Koraput
Sasahandi gram panchayat
Sasahandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Borigumma block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 8,111 people in 2,072 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kotpad assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 8,111
- Literacy
- 54.2%
- Area
- 36.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119759
Villages of Sasahandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soshahandi | 805 | 3,074 | 58.0% | 18% | 46% |
| Dudusapalla | 295 | 1,250 | 25.5% | 31% | 61% |
| Nuagam (Nuaguda) | 296 | 1,168 | 64.2% | 6% | 38% |
| Dabagam | 247 | 1,103 | 67.0% | 10% | 57% |
| Gadigam | 157 | 604 | 46.5% | 26% | 66% |
| Dhaandapala | 163 | 511 | 47.9% | 29% | 57% |
| Bairagipadar | 96 | 342 | 75.3% | 3% | 89% |
| Bamuniaguda | 13 | 59 | 21.7% | 22% | 51% |
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 Sasahandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,111
- 4,031 male · 4,080 female
- Households
- 2,072
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.2%
- above Borigumma block's villages (45.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,012
- below Borigumma block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,401
- 17.3% of residents
- Workers
- 4,170
- 51.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,467 (18.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,261 (52.5%)
What the 4,170 workers did
- Cultivators753 (18.1%)
- Agricultural labourers950 (22.8%)
- Household industry130 (3.1%)
- Other work548 (13.1%)
- Marginal workers1,789 (42.9%)
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 Sasahandi
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 36 km², 58% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes4 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus2 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Maize (6), Sugarcane (6), Ragi (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 Borigumma block
- Anchala
- Aunli
- B Andiguda
- B.singpur
- Benagam
- Benasur
- Bijapur
- Bodigam
- Borigumma
- Champapadar
- Dengapadar
- Gujuniguda
- Gumuda
- Haridaguda
- Hordoli
- Jujhari
- Kamara
- Kamta
- Kanagam
- Kathargada
- Kumuli
- Malda
- Munja
- Narigam
- Nuagam
- Pondasguda
- Ranaspur
- Sanapori A
- Sargiguda
- Semlaguda
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