Gram panchayat · Badasahi block · Mayurbhanj
Sankerko gram panchayat
Sankerko is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badasahi block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,597 people in 1,427 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baripada assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,597
- Literacy
- 61.2%
- Area
- 10.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120061
Villages of Sankerko
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badkeraka | 262 | 992 | 62.7% | 16% | 22% |
| Tikayatpur | 259 | 871 | 59.1% | 0% | 30% |
| Belam | 179 | 795 | 54.0% | 0% | 17% |
| Jadipal | 167 | 709 | 59.5% | 6% | 67% |
| Anandabrindabanpur | 138 | 531 | 57.5% | 0% | 83% |
| Chauliasul | 124 | 503 | 63.1% | 12% | 64% |
| Sankeraka | 122 | 496 | 67.6% | 6% | 25% |
| Kandaliasul | 103 | 412 | 58.8% | 0% | 45% |
| Kothapal | 73 | 288 | 80.5% | 0% | 0% |
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 Sankerko
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,597
- 2,802 male · 2,795 female
- Households
- 1,427
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.2%
- below Badasahi block's villages (64.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 998
- above Badasahi block's villages (988)
- Children aged 0–6
- 692
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,957
- 52.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 291 (5.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,160 (38.6%)
What the 2,957 workers did
- Cultivators232 (7.8%)
- Agricultural labourers449 (15.2%)
- Household industry73 (2.5%)
- Other work485 (16.4%)
- Marginal workers1,718 (58.1%)
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 Sankerko
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 11 km², 68% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school3 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre8 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump8 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Wheat (1), Sabai Grass (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
- Salgaon
- Sialighaty
- Suhagpur
- Talapada
- Tangasole
- Uthaninuagaon
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