Gram panchayat · Kalyansingpur block · Rayagada
Sikarpai gram panchayat
Sikarpai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalyansingpur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 18 villages, home to 6,692 people in 1,601 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bissam Cuttack assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 18
- Population (2011)
- 6,692
- Literacy
- 35.8%
- Area
- 27.3 km²
- LGD code
- 121170
Villages of Sikarpai
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikarpai | 761 | 3,060 | 49.1% | 18% | 13% |
| Belukona | 200 | 889 | 41.7% | 9% | 64% |
| Birida | 108 | 428 | 15.1% | 6% | 93% |
| Bhalumaska | 82 | 294 | 39.3% | 12% | 74% |
| Taja | 63 | 291 | 18.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Kanipai | 45 | 205 | 7.0% | 31% | 69% |
| Pendapaska | 51 | 204 | 10.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Kotalanga | 40 | 164 | 29.4% | 20% | 79% |
| Kanjangajodi | 31 | 156 | 1.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Sikapai | 35 | 156 | 15.2% | 0% | 97% |
| Mahendrapur | 34 | 155 | 9.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Janibidhi | 37 | 148 | 38.1% | 3% | 87% |
| Dhamanima | 24 | 115 | 29.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Chakrakalanga | 21 | 109 | 2.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Lilibadi | 27 | 104 | 12.2% | 0% | 98% |
| Kirkhalpadu | 20 | 90 | 21.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Jambuguda | 15 | 78 | 4.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Betkalanga | 7 | 46 | 10.8% | 0% | 100% |
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 Sikarpai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,692
- 3,087 male · 3,605 female
- Households
- 1,601
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 35.8%
- about the same as Kalyansingpur block's villages (36.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,168
- above Kalyansingpur block's villages (1,128)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,039
- 15.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,333
- 49.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 792 (11.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,492 (52.2%)
What the 3,333 workers did
- Cultivators684 (20.5%)
- Agricultural labourers120 (3.6%)
- Household industry25 (0.8%)
- Other work590 (17.7%)
- Marginal workers1,914 (57.4%)
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 Sikarpai
How many of the 18 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 18 villages cover 27 km², 35% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school16 of 18
- Middle school4 of 18
- Secondary school2 of 18
- Senior secondary school0 of 18
- Degree college0 of 18
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 18
- Health sub-centre2 of 18
- Anganwadi centre13 of 18
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 18
- Hand pump18 of 18
- Electricity for homes9 of 18
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 18
- Public bus5 of 18
- Mobile phone coverage17 of 18
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 18
- Commercial bank0 of 18
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 18
- Weekly haat0 of 18
- Primary schools
- 17
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (18), Ragi (17), Maize (12), Alasi (4), Til (1), Sugarcane (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 Kalyansingpur block
- Budaguda
- Dhamunipanga
- Kalyansinghpur
- Kandhakatipadu
- Korapa
- Majhiguda
- Narayanapur
- Parsali
- Polama
- Pujariguda
- Serigumma
- Singari
- Sunakhandi
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Sikarpai? Share it with us.