Gram panchayat · Pottangi block · Koraput
Sambai gram panchayat
Sambai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Pottangi block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,444 people in 1,260 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,444
- Literacy
- 18.6%
- Area
- 25.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119910
Villages of Sambai
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sambai | 703 | 2,978 | 18.0% | 1% | 81% |
| Pondoi (Pandei) | 359 | 1,592 | 16.7% | 26% | 58% |
| Kusuma | 133 | 584 | 26.6% | 0% | 16% |
| Moksapondei (Maksapandei) | 65 | 290 | 17.5% | 4% | 52% |
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 Sambai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,444
- 2,654 male · 2,790 female
- Households
- 1,260
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 18.6%
- below Pottangi block's villages (32.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,051
- above Pottangi block's villages (1,037)
- Children aged 0–6
- 958
- 17.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,160
- 58.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 453 (8.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,600 (66.1%)
What the 3,160 workers did
- Cultivators1,232 (39.0%)
- Agricultural labourers315 (10.0%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work26 (0.8%)
- Marginal workers1,587 (50.2%)
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 Sambai
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 25 km², 27% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes2 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (4), Paddy (4), Vegetable (3), Zinger (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 Pottangi block
- Ampavalli
- Chandaka
- Deopattangi
- Gangarajpur
- Kotiya
- Maliput
- Nuagaon
- Petteru
- Pottangi
- Pukali
- Ralegada
- Sunki
- Talagoluru
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Sambai? Share it with us.