Gram panchayat · Gopabandhunagar block · Mayurbhanj
Sankhunta gram panchayat
Sankhunta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gopabandhunagar block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 6,369 people in 1,645 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Udala assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 6,369
- Literacy
- 71.4%
- Area
- 12.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120160
Villages of Sankhunta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardangua | 282 | 1,148 | 72.7% | 37% | 29% |
| Badkhunta | 255 | 957 | 82.8% | 0% | 18% |
| Chatursila | 251 | 957 | 75.5% | 5% | 4% |
| Sarukana | 219 | 884 | 58.0% | 16% | 64% |
| Karkachia | 232 | 878 | 64.0% | 35% | 40% |
| Balidiha | 219 | 873 | 65.0% | 2% | 75% |
| Sankhunta | 126 | 449 | 89.4% | 1% | 4% |
| Sahadagadi | 41 | 156 | 66.4% | 3% | 93% |
| Auzakhunta | 20 | 67 | 61.3% | 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 Sankhunta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,369
- 3,117 male · 3,252 female
- Households
- 1,645
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.4%
- above Gopabandhunagar block's villages (65.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,043
- above Gopabandhunagar block's villages (1,007)
- Children aged 0–6
- 761
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,835
- 44.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 943 (14.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,337 (36.7%)
What the 2,835 workers did
- Cultivators392 (13.8%)
- Agricultural labourers554 (19.5%)
- Household industry217 (7.7%)
- Other work954 (33.7%)
- Marginal workers718 (25.3%)
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 Sankhunta
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 12 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school5 of 9
- Secondary school3 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre3 of 9
- Anganwadi centre7 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 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) shop7 of 9
- Weekly haat4 of 9
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Vegetables (4).
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 Gopabandhunagar block
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