Sinapali

Sinapali
Village/Town
Sinapali Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Sinapali Sinapali (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°05′51″N82°38′46″E / 20.0974°N 82.646°E / 20.0974; 82.646
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Nuapada
Government
• Body	Gram Panchayat Samiti
•  MLA	Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
•  MP	Basanta Kumar Panda
Population  (2001)
• Total	9,987
Demonym	Sinapalia
Languages
• Official	Odia
• Local	Kalahandia Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	766108
Telephone code	06677
Vehicle registration	OD, OR
Sex ratio	50.3:49.7 ♂/♀
Website	odisha.gov.in

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

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. The administrative head of the block is Block Development Officer (BDO). Many block-level offices are located here, including:-

• Tahasil Office ^[2]
• Block Education Office
• Police Station
• Fire Station
• Community Health Center
• Regional Agriculture Office

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 households	1,315
Total population	5,069
Total males	2,769
Total females	2,553
Total SC population	536
Total ST population	353
Literacy rate	75.81%
Worker population	1,553

Males make up 50.3% of Sinapali's population, whereas 49.7% of the population is female.^{[ relevant? ]}

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

1. "Tahasil Sinapali Village List | Nuapada District,Government of Odisha | India". Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
2. "Tahasil Office Sinapali | Nuapada District,Government of Odisha | India". Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
3. "Nuapada District Grampanchayat | Southern Revenue Division, Odisha, India | India". Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
4. "Sinapali Population – Nuapada, Orissa" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2020. "Sinapali-orissa on census2011-co-in
5. "Nuapada Economy". Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.