Gram panchayat · Lahunipara block · Sundargarh
Sankhaposh gram panchayat
Sankhaposh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lahunipara block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 19 villages, home to 7,318 people in 1,649 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bonai assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 19
- Population (2011)
- 7,318
- Literacy
- 59.4%
- Area
- 42.2 km²
- LGD code
- 121673
Villages of Sankhaposh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambarudi | 197 | 955 | 48.2% | 1% | 96% |
| Sagadiaposh | 190 | 769 | 58.6% | 20% | 46% |
| Sankhaposh | 144 | 666 | 47.5% | 3% | 67% |
| Lamsi | 142 | 584 | 71.2% | 31% | 27% |
| Arjunchuan | 117 | 554 | 55.3% | 0% | 96% |
| Nandapada | 114 | 479 | 70.8% | 6% | 51% |
| Ghusuriposh | 104 | 469 | 60.6% | 4% | 85% |
| Rangalbeda | 105 | 463 | 55.1% | 11% | 63% |
| Tetengagilla | 100 | 444 | 75.1% | 8% | 28% |
| Kisan-Tangarpali | 79 | 356 | 61.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Mahantatangarpali | 79 | 326 | 71.2% | 2% | 13% |
| Lauposh | 77 | 325 | 56.7% | 11% | 59% |
| Bhaliadihi | 78 | 292 | 65.7% | 2% | 47% |
| Babehudi | 51 | 263 | 58.6% | 0% | 98% |
| Kardahudi | 23 | 112 | 53.9% | 0% | 100% |
| San-bhaliadihi | 17 | 93 | 43.1% | 0% | 98% |
| Pratappur | 12 | 74 | 54.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Sanbabehudi | 10 | 48 | 48.5% | 0% | 100% |
| San-rengalbeda | 10 | 46 | 52.8% | 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 Sankhaposh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,318
- 3,572 male · 3,746 female
- Households
- 1,649
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.4%
- about the same as Lahunipara block's villages (59.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,049
- above Lahunipara block's villages (1,010)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,216
- 16.6% of residents
- Workers
- 4,105
- 56.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 543 (7.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,821 (65.9%)
What the 4,105 workers did
- Cultivators1,336 (32.5%)
- Agricultural labourers174 (4.2%)
- Household industry48 (1.2%)
- Other work252 (6.1%)
- Marginal workers2,295 (55.9%)
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 Sankhaposh
How many of the 19 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 19 villages cover 42 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 18% forest.
Education
- Primary school17 of 19
- Middle school7 of 19
- Secondary school3 of 19
- Senior secondary school0 of 19
- Degree college0 of 19
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 19
- Health sub-centre3 of 19
- Anganwadi centre16 of 19
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 19
- Hand pump19 of 19
- Electricity for homes14 of 19
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 19
- Public bus3 of 19
- Mobile phone coverage16 of 19
Services
- Post office or sub post office5 of 19
- Commercial bank0 of 19
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 19
- Weekly haat2 of 19
- Primary schools
- 18
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (19), Wheat (11), Biri (7), Pulses (5), Mandia (1), Kulatha (1), Ragi (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 Lahunipara block
- Badpuranapani
- Bhutuda
- Daleisara
- Darjing
- Fuljhar
- Haldikudar
- Kaleiposh
- Khuntagaon
- Kudheikela
- Kuliposh
- Kurda
- Lahunipara
- Mahulpada
- Rajamunda
- Sasyakela
- Talbahali
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