Gram panchayat · Bissamcuttack block · Rayagada
Sahada gram panchayat
Sahada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bissamcuttack block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 4,621 people in 1,091 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bissam Cuttack assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 4,621
- Literacy
- 40.8%
- Area
- 33 km²
- LGD code
- 121124
Villages of Sahada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahada | 165 | 660 | 46.9% | 7% | 59% |
| Samudrabuduni | 125 | 578 | 41.4% | 34% | 48% |
| Kodaguluni | 144 | 537 | 55.4% | 1% | 42% |
| Daragudi | 127 | 536 | 44.3% | 23% | 76% |
| Darukona | 102 | 428 | 51.0% | 8% | 91% |
| Podabai | 81 | 397 | 45.7% | 14% | 52% |
| Karapadi | 86 | 383 | 16.8% | 18% | 78% |
| Kyalpadu | 72 | 329 | 38.7% | 2% | 98% |
| Disaripada | 47 | 222 | 32.1% | 21% | 79% |
| Ajangapadar | 41 | 177 | 37.5% | 3% | 97% |
| Gogonomati | 54 | 175 | 18.3% | 3% | 91% |
| Kumbhia | 28 | 116 | 8.6% | 7% | 93% |
| Kondhoguda | 19 | 83 | 19.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Khatiguda | 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 Sahada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,621
- 2,214 male · 2,407 female
- Households
- 1,091
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 40.8%
- below Bissamcuttack block's villages (44.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,087
- below Bissamcuttack block's villages (1,122)
- Children aged 0–6
- 750
- 16.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,746
- 59.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 601 (13.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,212 (69.5%)
What the 2,746 workers did
- Cultivators258 (9.4%)
- Agricultural labourers443 (16.1%)
- Household industry10 (0.4%)
- Other work90 (3.3%)
- Marginal workers1,945 (70.8%)
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 Sahada
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 14 villages cover 33 km², 25% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 13
- Middle school0 of 13
- Secondary school0 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre1 of 13
- Anganwadi centre12 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump12 of 13
- Electricity for homes8 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 0
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Ragi (13), Kosala (5), Alasi (2), Pulses (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 Bissamcuttack block
- Bhatpur
- Bhetiapada
- Bissamcuttack
- Chancharaguda
- Chatikona
- Dalikuji
- Dukum
- Dumurunelli
- Durgi
- Hajaridang
- Hatamuniguda
- Jhigidi
- Kanabai
- Kankubadi
- Kumardhamuni
- Kurli
- Kutraguda
- Paikdokulguda
- Raskola
- Thuapada
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