Gram panchayat · Gurundia block · Sundargarh
Sole gram panchayat
Sole is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gurundia block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 16 villages, home to 6,368 people in 1,431 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bonai assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 16
- Population (2011)
- 6,368
- Literacy
- 62.9%
- Area
- 67.2 km²
- LGD code
- 121588
Villages of Sole
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sole | 255 | 1,053 | 70.3% | 5% | 75% |
| Tukuda | 194 | 930 | 64.5% | 1% | 91% |
| Asurkhole | 101 | 538 | 69.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Mahuldihi | 141 | 511 | 52.4% | 4% | 83% |
| Kudabira | 107 | 484 | 61.0% | 1% | 94% |
| Kantamunda | 106 | 446 | 30.2% | 0% | 98% |
| Nuapali | 101 | 420 | 59.9% | 3% | 93% |
| Soledega | 98 | 398 | 55.1% | 0% | 75% |
| Brahmanibasa | 59 | 306 | 63.5% | 16% | 84% |
| Thakurpali | 74 | 305 | 78.1% | 17% | 71% |
| Binjhikhol | 63 | 294 | 59.2% | 1% | 99% |
| Jhaliadihi | 35 | 211 | 85.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Sianpali | 36 | 199 | 80.7% | 0% | 69% |
| Kusumdihi | 31 | 140 | 66.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Ulandajharan | 20 | 82 | 43.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Badkudar | 10 | 51 | 52.5% | 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 Sole
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,368
- 3,124 male · 3,244 female
- Households
- 1,431
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 62.9%
- about the same as Gurundia block's villages (63.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,038
- above Gurundia block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,040
- 16.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,351
- 52.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 200 (3.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,560 (87.3%)
What the 3,351 workers did
- Cultivators1,823 (54.4%)
- Agricultural labourers417 (12.4%)
- Household industry60 (1.8%)
- Other work126 (3.8%)
- Marginal workers925 (27.6%)
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 Sole
How many of the 16 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 16 villages cover 67 km², and 41% forest.
Education
- Primary school16 of 16
- Middle school5 of 16
- Secondary school3 of 16
- Senior secondary school0 of 16
- Degree college0 of 16
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 16
- Health sub-centre2 of 16
- Anganwadi centre14 of 16
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 16
- Hand pump16 of 16
- Electricity for homes14 of 16
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 16
- Public bus4 of 16
- Mobile phone coverage14 of 16
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 16
- Commercial bank0 of 16
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 16
- Weekly haat3 of 16
- Primary schools
- 16
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (16).
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 Gurundia block
- Banki
- Bhaludunguri
- Bonaikela
- Chandiposh
- Gurundia
- Jarda
- Kucheita
- Kundheidiha
- Narendra
- Pankdihi
- Tamada
- Tamparkela
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