Gram panchayat · Kaptipada block · Mayurbhanj
Salchua gram panchayat
Salchua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kaptipada block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,675 people in 1,305 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Udala assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,675
- Literacy
- 59.7%
- Area
- 21.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120214
Villages of Salchua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidyadharanagar | 377 | 1,715 | 25.3% | 0% | 93% |
| Sologodia | 345 | 1,482 | 73.0% | 9% | 45% |
| Salachua | 318 | 1,290 | 74.5% | 2% | 58% |
| Gendagadia | 265 | 1,188 | 68.5% | 6% | 53% |
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 Salchua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,675
- 2,843 male · 2,832 female
- Households
- 1,305
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.7%
- above Kaptipada block's villages (54.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 996
- about the same as Kaptipada block's villages (997)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,022
- 18.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,620
- 46.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 233 (4.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,644 (64.2%)
What the 2,620 workers did
- Cultivators271 (10.3%)
- Agricultural labourers338 (12.9%)
- Household industry93 (3.5%)
- Other work312 (11.9%)
- Marginal workers1,606 (61.3%)
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 Salchua
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 22 km², 19% of it sown with crops and 51% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school4 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre2 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat2 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Kaptipada block
- Badbisole
- Badgudugudia
- Badkhaladi
- Chakradharpur
- Debla
- Dewanbahali
- Jadida
- Jambani
- Jayantipata-samil-jamdiha
- Jhinkpada
- Kalamgadia
- Kaptipada
- Kolialam
- Labanyadeipur
- Majhigadia
- Mankadapada
- Notto
- Nudadiha
- Padmapokhari
- Pedagadi
- Pingu
- Ramchandrapur
- Ranipokhari
- Sarat
- Sardiha
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