Gram panchayat · Khunta block · Mayurbhanj
Sapanchua gram panchayat
Sapanchua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khunta block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 3,820 people in 904 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baripada assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 3,820
- Literacy
- 50.6%
- Area
- 16.2 km²
- LGD code
- 120243
Villages of Sapanchua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juradihi | 190 | 763 | 44.3% | 0% | 86% |
| Girishchandrapur | 163 | 699 | 56.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Sapanchua | 145 | 660 | 52.4% | 0% | 90% |
| Sunpokhari | 120 | 496 | 50.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Agnikumari | 104 | 430 | 53.6% | 0% | 91% |
| Subarnamanjari | 83 | 371 | 50.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Sirishchandrapur | 42 | 163 | 38.5% | 0% | 99% |
| Gameighati | 38 | 160 | 46.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Tiakati | 19 | 78 | 54.2% | 0% | 95% |
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 Sapanchua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,820
- 1,876 male · 1,944 female
- Households
- 904
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 50.6%
- below Khunta block's villages (60.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,036
- about the same as Khunta block's villages (1,035)
- Children aged 0–6
- 593
- 15.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,277
- 59.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3 (0.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,588 (93.9%)
What the 2,277 workers did
- Cultivators526 (23.1%)
- Agricultural labourers206 (9.0%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work148 (6.5%)
- Marginal workers1,395 (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 Sapanchua
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 16 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school1 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 centre7 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump8 of 9
- Electricity for homes5 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Khunta block
- Badfeni
- Badpathara
- Bahanada
- Bangara
- Basipitha
- Bholagadia
- Brundabanchandrapur
- Dengam
- Dhanghera
- Dukura
- Gadigaon
- Karkachia
- Laxanasahi
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