Gram panchayat · Badasahi block · Mayurbhanj
Salgaon gram panchayat
Salgaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badasahi block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,640 people in 900 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Badasahi assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,640
- Literacy
- 72.3%
- Area
- 7.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120060
Villages of Salgaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salgan | 282 | 1,149 | 70.4% | 13% | 46% |
| Sorishakhotha | 256 | 1,045 | 77.7% | 7% | 7% |
| Narangan | 115 | 500 | 79.8% | 14% | 9% |
| Palapatana | 108 | 426 | 69.7% | 71% | 1% |
| Gambharia | 106 | 399 | 57.3% | 39% | 25% |
| Dabasthali | 33 | 121 | 73.6% | 38% | 2% |
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 Salgaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,640
- 1,887 male · 1,753 female
- Households
- 900
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.3%
- above Badasahi block's villages (64.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 929
- below Badasahi block's villages (988)
- Children aged 0–6
- 354
- 9.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,513
- 41.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 802 (22.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 755 (20.7%)
What the 1,513 workers did
- Cultivators525 (34.7%)
- Agricultural labourers352 (23.3%)
- Household industry10 (0.7%)
- Other work226 (14.9%)
- Marginal workers400 (26.4%)
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 Salgaon
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, 76% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school3 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Vegetables (6), Mustard Seeds (2), Sugarcane (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 Badasahi block
- Badasahi
- Balabhadrapur
- Bhimda
- Bireswarpur
- Chandanpur
- Chhelia(A)
- Deulia
- Durgapur
- Gudialbandha
- Jadunathpur
- Jarkani
- Joginuagaon
- Kendudiha
- Khanua
- Kochilakhunta
- Madhapur
- Manatri
- Mangobindpur
- Naupal
- Patisari
- Paunsia
- Pratappur
- Purnachandrapur
- Sankerko
- Sialighaty
- Suhagpur
- Talapada
- Tangasole
- Uthaninuagaon
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