Gram panchayat · Nimapada block · Puri
Salanga gram panchayat
Salanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nimapada block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,496 people in 817 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,496
- Literacy
- 86.2%
- Area
- 7.4 km²
- LGD code
- 121034
Villages of Salanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaranga | 242 | 1,036 | 89.9% | 14% | 0% |
| Salanga | 170 | 700 | 89.5% | 26% | 0% |
| Bhantigram | 151 | 668 | 77.5% | 28% | 0% |
| Janra | 97 | 422 | 85.9% | 39% | 0% |
| Odual | 93 | 394 | 80.8% | 63% | 0% |
| Indola | 52 | 230 | 91.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Satakalia | 12 | 46 | 97.5% | 0% | 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 Salanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,496
- 1,772 male · 1,724 female
- Households
- 817
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.2%
- above Nimapada block's villages (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 973
- about the same as Nimapada block's villages (973)
- Children aged 0–6
- 345
- 9.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,363
- 39.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 931 (26.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,363 workers did
- Cultivators489 (35.9%)
- Agricultural labourers372 (27.3%)
- Household industry11 (0.8%)
- Other work223 (16.4%)
- Marginal workers268 (19.7%)
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 Salanga
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 7 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre5 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Vegetables (3).
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 Nimapada block
- Aerisandha
- Alanda
- Antuara
- Badamachhapur
- Badasirivila
- Baharana
- Balanga
- Bamanala
- Bhiligram
- Bhodar
- Bhogasalada
- Chanrapada
- Chhanijanga
- Deuna
- Dhaleswar
- Dhanua
- Gadapadanpur
- Gopinathpur
- Haripur
- Kalapanchana
- Kotakosang
- Miteipur
- Nuasantrha
- Ratilo
- Renchsasan
- Sagada
- Sainsasasan
- Tampalo
- Terundia
- Tulasipur
- Uchhupur
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