Gram panchayat · Podia block · Malkangiri
Similibancha gram panchayat
Similibancha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Podia block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,472 people in 1,406 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,472
- Literacy
- 42.2%
- Area
- 62.2 km²
- LGD code
- 120035
Villages of Similibancha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallampali | 462 | 2,087 | 43.3% | 42% | 47% |
| Semilibencha | 421 | 1,992 | 48.1% | 38% | 41% |
| Gorakhapali | 223 | 965 | 38.2% | 7% | 91% |
| Putumpali | 169 | 807 | 28.6% | 54% | 37% |
| Kapanpalli | 131 | 621 | 43.1% | 14% | 58% |
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 Similibancha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,472
- 3,174 male · 3,298 female
- Households
- 1,406
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 42.2%
- below Podia block's villages (44.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,039
- about the same as Podia block's villages (1,031)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,102
- 17.0% of residents
- Workers
- 3,415
- 52.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,220 (34.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,332 (51.5%)
What the 3,415 workers did
- Cultivators1,055 (30.9%)
- Agricultural labourers635 (18.6%)
- Household industry10 (0.3%)
- Other work148 (4.3%)
- Marginal workers1,567 (45.9%)
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 Similibancha
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 62 km², 32% of it sown with crops and 30% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school5 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes1 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 9
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Podia block
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