Gram panchayat · Astaranga block · Puri
Sisua gram panchayat
Sisua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Astaranga block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 6,670 people in 1,531 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 6,670
- Literacy
- 83.6%
- Area
- 11 km²
- LGD code
- 120888
Villages of Sisua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | 499 | 2,256 | 86.2% | 1% | 0% |
| Badasirei | 181 | 792 | 82.0% | 5% | 0% |
| Siso | 138 | 589 | 78.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Badaola | 127 | 538 | 86.2% | 15% | 0% |
| Bandala | 107 | 468 | 83.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Sanasirei | 104 | 457 | 80.3% | 5% | 0% |
| Tandahar | 104 | 418 | 80.8% | 13% | 0% |
| Belanga | 81 | 345 | 87.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Inaetpur | 52 | 237 | 76.6% | 5% | 0% |
| Keutajanga | 53 | 219 | 81.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Chhenua | 46 | 170 | 81.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Udaykani | 29 | 136 | 88.4% | 57% | 0% |
| Narada | 10 | 45 | 81.0% | 4% | 0% |
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 Sisua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,670
- 3,376 male · 3,294 female
- Households
- 1,531
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.6%
- about the same as Astaranga block's villages (82.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 976
- about the same as Astaranga block's villages (976)
- Children aged 0–6
- 719
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,283
- 34.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 318 (4.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,283 workers did
- Cultivators992 (43.5%)
- Agricultural labourers242 (10.6%)
- Household industry30 (1.3%)
- Other work604 (26.5%)
- Marginal workers415 (18.2%)
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 Sisua
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 11 km², 63% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school11 of 13
- Middle school5 of 13
- Secondary school1 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre0 of 13
- Anganwadi centre10 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump10 of 13
- Electricity for homes13 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 13
- Weekly haat1 of 13
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Betel (7), Ground Nuts (1), Vegetable (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 Astaranga block
- Alangapur
- Alasahi
- Astarang
- Chhuriana
- Jhadling
- Kendrapati
- Korana
- Manduki
- Nagar
- Naiguan
- Nuagarh
- Patalada
- Saripur
- Talada
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