Gram panchayat · Baripada block · Mayurbhanj
Sankhabhanga gram panchayat
Sankhabhanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baripada block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 18 villages, home to 8,164 people in 1,819 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baripada assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 18
- Population (2011)
- 8,164
- Literacy
- 53.1%
- Area
- 30.7 km²
- LGD code
- 120107
Villages of Sankhabhanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangamatia | 349 | 1,483 | 54.4% | 0% | 95% |
| Ranibhol | 168 | 968 | 64.7% | 2% | 93% |
| Sankhabhanga | 159 | 724 | 64.0% | 1% | 87% |
| Gopalpur | 176 | 671 | 63.3% | 0% | 49% |
| Sikharghati | 137 | 604 | 45.7% | 2% | 94% |
| Gunjasahi | 141 | 596 | 52.6% | 0% | 90% |
| Tadkisul | 107 | 469 | 53.1% | 5% | 94% |
| Ramanagaruninhabited | 99 | 435 | 51.5% | 0% | 78% |
| Sarujharan | 92 | 419 | 47.3% | 6% | 90% |
| Jambhirdiha | 84 | 387 | 53.0% | 0% | 99% |
| Henseldihi | 78 | 351 | 42.9% | 0% | 80% |
| Nuadihi | 59 | 297 | 42.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Baghuasole | 51 | 268 | 29.1% | 5% | 81% |
| Basantapur | 48 | 186 | 35.5% | 0% | 82% |
| Sadheikala | 43 | 182 | 41.4% | 3% | 91% |
| Debakisul | 21 | 95 | 31.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Hemchandrapuruninhabited | 6 | 25 | 72.0% | 0% | 84% |
| Jitbholuninhabited | 1 | 4 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Sankhabhanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,164
- 3,949 male · 4,215 female
- Households
- 1,819
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.1%
- below Baripada block's villages (57.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,067
- above Baripada block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,286
- 15.8% of residents
- Workers
- 4,283
- 52.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 105 (1.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 7,151 (87.6%)
What the 4,283 workers did
- Cultivators365 (8.5%)
- Agricultural labourers482 (11.3%)
- Household industry162 (3.8%)
- Other work1,202 (28.1%)
- Marginal workers2,072 (48.4%)
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 Sankhabhanga
How many of the 18 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 18 villages cover 31 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 18
- Middle school4 of 18
- Secondary school1 of 18
- Senior secondary school0 of 18
- Degree college0 of 18
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 18
- Health sub-centre2 of 18
- Anganwadi centre16 of 18
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 18
- Hand pump16 of 18
- Electricity for homes10 of 18
Roads & transport
- All-weather road16 of 18
- Public bus0 of 18
- Mobile phone coverage17 of 18
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 18
- Commercial bank0 of 18
- Ration (PDS) shop8 of 18
- Weekly haat7 of 18
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (17).
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 Baripada block
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