Gram panchayat · Gopabandhunagar block · Mayurbhanj
Silaghaty gram panchayat
Silaghaty is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gopabandhunagar block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,362 people in 1,266 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Udala assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,362
- Literacy
- 56.5%
- Area
- 16.1 km²
- LGD code
- 120161
Villages of Silaghaty
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balijoda | 231 | 1,026 | 60.7% | 27% | 62% |
| Atanati | 189 | 878 | 58.2% | 0% | 99% |
| Sialia (B) | 209 | 777 | 54.9% | 0% | 91% |
| Guddiha | 158 | 750 | 58.8% | 0% | 98% |
| Silaghaty | 161 | 650 | 56.1% | 0% | 96% |
| Kendumundi | 163 | 641 | 52.5% | 0% | 88% |
| Nabakisorpur | 89 | 370 | 52.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Dahanibuda | 66 | 270 | 49.4% | 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 Silaghaty
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,362
- 2,649 male · 2,713 female
- Households
- 1,266
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.5%
- below Gopabandhunagar block's villages (65.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,024
- above Gopabandhunagar block's villages (1,007)
- Children aged 0–6
- 780
- 14.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,667
- 49.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 276 (5.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,786 (89.3%)
What the 2,667 workers did
- Cultivators649 (24.3%)
- Agricultural labourers533 (20.0%)
- Household industry15 (0.6%)
- Other work421 (15.8%)
- Marginal workers1,049 (39.3%)
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 Silaghaty
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 16 km², 71% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop8 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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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