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{{Short description|Town in Odisha, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sinapali
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = Village/Town
| image_skyline = Sinapali.jpg
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| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India
| coordinates = {{coord|20.0974|N|82.646|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nuapada district|Nuapada]]
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| governing_body = Gram Panchayat Samiti
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 9,987
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Sinapalia
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia language|Odia]]
| demographics1_title2 = Local
| demographics1_info2 = [[Sambalpuri language| Sambalpuri]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 766108
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06677
| registration_plate = OD, OR
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 50.3:49.7 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|odisha.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
| official_name =
| leader_title = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name = Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
| leader_title1 = [[Member of parliament|MP]]
| leader_name1 = Basanta Kumar Panda
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'''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, {{convert|95|km}} south of the district headquarters of [[Nuapada]] (via road [[NH59]]) and {{convert|450|km|abbr=on}} from [[Odisha]]'s capital [[Bhubaneswar]]. The village has a [[Gram panchayat]] (local governing council). Its total geographical area is {{convert|297|ha}}.

==Administration==
Sinapali is a Panchayat Samiti block and [[Tehsil|Tahasil]]<ref>{{Cite web | title=Tahasil Sinapali Village List {{!}} Nuapada District, Government of Odisha {{!}} India | url=https://nuapada.nic.in/tahasil-sinapali-village-list/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124035226/https://nuapada.nic.in/tahasil-sinapali-village-list/ | access-date=2024-12-27 | archive-date=2020-11-24}}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite web | title=Tahasil Office Sinapali {{!}} Nuapada District, Government of Odisha {{!}} India | url=https://nuapada.nic.in/directory/tahasil-office-sinapali/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731021942/https://nuapada.nic.in/directory/tahasil-office-sinapali/ | access-date=2024-12-27 | archive-date=2021-07-31}}</ref>
*Block Education Office
*[[Police station|Police Station]]
*[[Fire 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rdcsdbmp.nic.in/nuapada-district-grampanchayat/ | title=Nuapada District Grampanchayat | Southern Revenue Division, Odisha, India | India | access-date=14 May 2023 | archive-date=14 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514150141/https://rdcsdbmp.nic.in/nuapada-district-grampanchayat/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/DigitalLibrary/Data/Census_2011/Map/Orissa/00_Orissa.pdf|title=Sinapali Population – Nuapada, Orissa|access-date=2020-04-29|archive-date=22 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622011329/http://censusindia.gov.in/DigitalLibrary/Data/Census_2011/Map/Orissa/00_Orissa.pdf|url-status=live}} "Sinapali-orissa on census2011-co-in</ref> Sinapali had the following population characteristics:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Number of households || 1,315
|-
| Total population || 5,069
|-
| Total males || 2,769
|-
| Total females || 2,553
|-
| Total {{abbr|SC|scheduled caste}} population || 536
|-
| Total {{abbr|ST|scheduled tribe}} 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.{{relevance inline|date=May 2020}}

The main languages spoken in the Sinpali and [[Nuapada district|Nuapada]] districts are [[Sambalpuri language|Sambalpuri]], [[Chhattisgarhi language|Laria]]. [[Odia language|Odia]] and [[English language|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 product]]s such as the [[Madhuca longifolia|mahua]] flower, harida, bahada, and tol. Local agriculture is challenging due to limited irrigation facilities (less than 15%, only half of the state average).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nuapada.nic.in/economy/|title=Nuapada Economy|access-date=2020-04-30|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925074131/https://nuapada.nic.in/economy/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nuapada district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Nuapada district]]
[[Category:Nuapada district]]

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