Gram panchayat · Deogaon block · Balangir
Dhandamal gram panchayat
Dhandamal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Deogaon block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,232 people in 804 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bolangir assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,232
- Literacy
- 63.6%
- Area
- 17.4 km²
- LGD code
- 115851
Villages of Dhandamal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilaspur | 216 | 905 | 66.5% | 10% | 19% |
| Dhandamal | 173 | 706 | 65.2% | 17% | 30% |
| Antarla | 156 | 655 | 62.4% | 1% | 81% |
| Dangarpara | 139 | 497 | 50.9% | 35% | 13% |
| Pipalpadar | 120 | 469 | 70.6% | 22% | 14% |
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 Dhandamal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,232
- 1,630 male · 1,602 female
- Households
- 804
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.6%
- below Deogaon block's villages (67.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 983
- below Deogaon block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 407
- 12.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,649
- 51.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 497 (15.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,045 (32.3%)
What the 1,649 workers did
- Cultivators110 (6.7%)
- Agricultural labourers128 (7.8%)
- Household industry14 (0.8%)
- Other work72 (4.4%)
- Marginal workers1,325 (80.4%)
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 Dhandamal
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 17 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 18% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Deogaon block
- Arjunpur
- Badbahal
- Badbandh
- Bandhapada
- Brahmanijore
- Deogaon
- Desandh
- Dumerpita
- Gaibahal
- Goudgoth
- Gudkhapala
- Hatisara
- Jarasingha
- Kultapada
- Kuturla
- Landapathar
- Mahalei
- Makundpur
- Ramachandrapur
- Salepali
- Sarasmal
- Sikuan
- Singhamunda
- Udar
- Uparjhar
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dhandamal? Share it with us.