Gram panchayat · Naktideul block · Sambalpur
Similipal gram panchayat
Similipal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Naktideul block of Sambalpur district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,672 people in 882 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rairakhol assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,672
- Literacy
- 72.6%
- Area
- 30.2 km²
- LGD code
- 121395
Villages of Similipal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lusura | 259 | 1,183 | 68.8% | 4% | 40% |
| Saradhapur | 231 | 872 | 68.4% | 7% | 49% |
| Similipal | 199 | 776 | 80.7% | 15% | 0% |
| Kaunsipal | 61 | 281 | 80.2% | 1% | 21% |
| Sihilia | 63 | 242 | 67.4% | 0% | 31% |
| Kamalpur | 41 | 177 | 60.6% | 0% | 66% |
| Charadpasi | 28 | 141 | 91.9% | 5% | 35% |
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 Similipal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,672
- 1,854 male · 1,818 female
- Households
- 882
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.6%
- about the same as Naktideul block's villages (73.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 981
- below Naktideul block's villages (995)
- Children aged 0–6
- 479
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,062
- 56.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 232 (6.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,196 (32.6%)
What the 2,062 workers did
- Cultivators700 (33.9%)
- Agricultural labourers156 (7.6%)
- Household industry30 (1.5%)
- Other work275 (13.3%)
- Marginal workers901 (43.7%)
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 Similipal
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 30 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 37% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6), Harad (6).
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 Naktideul block
- Ballam
- Batagaon
- Daincha
- Ghosaramal
- Girischandrapur
- Gogua
- Jamjori
- Kisinda
- Naktideul
- Panimura
- Sahebi
- Salebhata
- Sarapali
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