Gram panchayat · Puintala block · Balangir
Duspur gram panchayat
Duspur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Puintala block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,914 people in 1,114 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Loisingha assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 4,914
- Literacy
- 69.9%
- Area
- 16.5 km²
- LGD code
- 115970
Villages of Duspur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daspur | 368 | 1,623 | 70.3% | 29% | 2% |
| Kutenpali | 250 | 1,077 | 72.5% | 26% | 3% |
| Surda | 219 | 984 | 70.1% | 13% | 19% |
| Naikenpali | 128 | 557 | 65.4% | 38% | 12% |
| Mendhipali | 111 | 501 | 65.0% | 39% | 59% |
| Janipali | 38 | 172 | 78.3% | 13% | 66% |
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 Duspur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,914
- 2,499 male · 2,415 female
- Households
- 1,114
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.9%
- about the same as Puintala block's villages (70.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 966
- about the same as Puintala block's villages (967)
- Children aged 0–6
- 703
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,773
- 36.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,310 (26.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 728 (14.8%)
What the 1,773 workers did
- Cultivators286 (16.1%)
- Agricultural labourers276 (15.6%)
- Household industry76 (4.3%)
- Other work184 (10.4%)
- Marginal workers951 (53.6%)
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 Duspur
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 16 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes4 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Nuts (5), Vegetables (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 Puintala block
- Ainlasari
- Ankiriapadar
- Atgaon
- Bahalpadar
- Bairasar
- Bandhapada
- Bhaler
- Bileisarda
- Bubel
- Chhatamakhna
- Chhatapipal
- Durgapali
- Gaintala
- Jamgaon
- Khaliapali
- Kurul
- Lukapada
- Mahimunda
- Malmunda
- Patharala
- Pipirda
- Puintala
- Randa
- Sauntpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Duspur? Share it with us.