Sinapali

Sinapali is the main town in Sinapali Tehsil in the south of Nuapada District in Odisha, India.

Sinapali
Village/Town
Sinapali is located in Odisha
Sinapali
Sinapali
Location in Odisha, India
Sinapali is located in India
Sinapali
Sinapali
Sinapali (India)
Coordinates: 20.0974°N 82.646°E / 20.0974; 82.646
CountryIndia
StateOdisha
DistrictNuapada
Government
  BodyGram Panchayat Samiti
  MLAAdhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
  MPBasanta Kumar Panda
Population
 (2001)
  Total9,987
DemonymSinapalia
Languages
  OfficialOdia
  LocalKalahandi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
766108
Telephone code06677
Vehicle registrationOD, OR
Sex ratio50.3:49.7 /
Websiteodisha.gov.in

It is located on the bank of Udanti River, 95 kilometres (59 mi) south of the district headquarters of Nuapada (via road NH59) and 450 km (280 mi) from Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar. The village has a Gram panchayat (local governing council). Its total geographical area is 297 hectares (730 acres).

Administration

Sinapali is a Panchayat Samiti(Block) and Tahasil[1] in Nuapada District of Odisha. Administrative head of the block is Block Development Officer (BDO). There are many block level offices are located. Some of them are as follows:-

Government

Sinapali Panchayat Samiti have a Chairman in its Block level.

Gram Panchayat

There are 27 Gram Panchyats.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India,[4] Sinapali had the following population characteristics:

Number of households1,315
Total population5,069
Total males2,769
Total females2,553
Total SC population536
Total ST population353
Literacy rate75.81%
Worker population1,553

Males make up 50.3% of Sinapali's population, whereas 49.7% of the population is female.

The main languages spoken in the Sinpali and Nuapada districts are Sambalpuri, Laria. Odia and English is used in schools in Odisha for higher education.

Economy

Sinapali's economy, like the rest of the Nuapada district, depends mainly upon its agricultural and forestry activities. Locals produce non-timber forest products such as the mahua flower, harida, bahada, and tol. Local agriculture is challenging due to limited irrigation facilities (less than 15%, only half of the state average).[5]

References

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