Gram panchayat · Balisankara block · Sundargarh
Saunamura gram panchayat
Saunamura is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balisankara block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,768 people in 746 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Talsara assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,768
- Literacy
- 65.6%
- Area
- 14.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121532
Villages of Saunamura
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahanamara | 298 | 1,073 | 67.3% | 5% | 68% |
| Budabahal | 182 | 683 | 63.6% | 5% | 81% |
| Kelokhandi | 153 | 614 | 68.3% | 13% | 77% |
| Tangarbahal | 113 | 398 | 60.2% | 0% | 98% |
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 Saunamura
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,768
- 1,396 male · 1,372 female
- Households
- 746
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.6%
- below Balisankara block's villages (67.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 983
- below Balisankara block's villages (1,036)
- Children aged 0–6
- 343
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,546
- 55.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 171 (6.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,146 (77.5%)
What the 1,546 workers did
- Cultivators422 (27.3%)
- Agricultural labourers129 (8.3%)
- Household industry10 (0.6%)
- Other work50 (3.2%)
- Marginal workers935 (60.5%)
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 Saunamura
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 15 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Ground Nuts (4), Black Gram (4).
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 Balisankara block
- Balisankara
- Bandega
- Bandhabahal
- Beheradihi
- Birkaldihi
- Deobhubanpur
- Dhubendand
- Karuabahal
- Kinjirkela
- Kurei
- Kusumura
- Lulukidihi
- Rampur
- Sagbahal
- Talsara
- Tildega
- Tileikani
- Tumlia
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Saunamura? Share it with us.