Gram panchayat · Koida block · Sundargarh
Soyamba gram panchayat
Soyamba is a gram panchayat (village council) in Koida block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,319 people in 1,067 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bonai assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,319
- Literacy
- 53.8%
- Area
- 37.3 km²
- LGD code
- 121621
Villages of Soyamba
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soyamba | 208 | 1,270 | 66.7% | 1% | 72% |
| Badbalijore | 238 | 1,065 | 49.1% | 0% | 22% |
| Mutuhanuman | 173 | 854 | 42.8% | 3% | 97% |
| Topadihi | 185 | 836 | 45.0% | 0% | 82% |
| Silikuta | 133 | 735 | 67.7% | 7% | 55% |
| Renjeda | 130 | 559 | 43.4% | 2% | 56% |
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 Soyamba
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,319
- 2,659 male · 2,660 female
- Households
- 1,067
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.8%
- about the same as Koida block's villages (54.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,000
- about the same as Koida block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,044
- 19.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,988
- 37.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 106 (2.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,374 (63.4%)
What the 1,988 workers did
- Cultivators226 (11.4%)
- Agricultural labourers122 (6.1%)
- Household industry23 (1.2%)
- Other work861 (43.3%)
- Marginal workers756 (38.0%)
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 Soyamba
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 37 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 27% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school1 of 6
- Secondary school0 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre2 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes4 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (3), Til (3), Mustard (3), Maize (1), Corn (1), Muga (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 Koida block
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