Gram panchayat · Semiliguda block · Koraput
Sorispadar gram panchayat
Sorispadar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Semiliguda block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,874 people in 731 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,874
- Literacy
- 27.2%
- Area
- 12.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119926
Villages of Sorispadar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorisapodar | 498 | 1,926 | 28.4% | 18% | 54% |
| Bhitarkota | 131 | 549 | 26.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Jamukota | 59 | 234 | 15.4% | 0% | 87% |
| Kasuguda | 43 | 165 | 32.4% | 9% | 22% |
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 Sorispadar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,874
- 1,350 male · 1,524 female
- Households
- 731
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 27.2%
- below Semiliguda block's villages (45.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,129
- above Semiliguda block's villages (1,031)
- Children aged 0–6
- 455
- 15.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,682
- 58.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 366 (12.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,826 (63.5%)
What the 1,682 workers did
- Cultivators465 (27.6%)
- Agricultural labourers556 (33.1%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work12 (0.7%)
- Marginal workers644 (38.3%)
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 Sorispadar
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 13 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 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
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Ragi (3), Naiger (3), Til (1), Vegetable (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 Semiliguda block
- Charangul
- Dolaiguda
- Dudhari
- Gunthaput
- Hataguda
- Khudi
- Kunduli
- Pakjhola
- Parajamuthai
- Pitaguda
- R Ajpalma
- Rajput
- Renga
- Sadam
- Subai
- Upparkanti
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