Gram panchayat · Saintala block · Balangir
Dharapgarh gram panchayat
Dharapgarh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saintala block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,054 people in 1,385 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Titilagarh assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,054
- Literacy
- 62.5%
- Area
- 25.8 km²
- LGD code
- 115988
Villages of Dharapgarh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dharapgarh | 554 | 2,098 | 61.8% | 27% | 19% |
| Penderamal | 283 | 970 | 62.2% | 24% | 26% |
| Goelbhadi | 204 | 734 | 63.5% | 21% | 10% |
| Makri | 164 | 614 | 69.2% | 13% | 55% |
| Jamkhunta | 153 | 536 | 56.4% | 11% | 5% |
| Kusmel | 27 | 102 | 66.7% | 36% | 56% |
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 Dharapgarh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,054
- 2,574 male · 2,480 female
- Households
- 1,385
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 62.5%
- below Saintala block's villages (64.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 963
- below Saintala block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 668
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,053
- 40.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,129 (22.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,144 (22.6%)
What the 2,053 workers did
- Cultivators432 (21.0%)
- Agricultural labourers393 (19.1%)
- Household industry8 (0.4%)
- Other work530 (25.8%)
- Marginal workers690 (33.6%)
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 Dharapgarh
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 26 km², 19% of it sown with crops and 40% 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-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes1 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Cotton (6), Ragi (3).
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 Saintala block
- Ampali
- Belgaon
- Bhadra
- Bibina
- Budabahal
- Deng
- Dunguripali
- Gandpatrapali
- Ghunsar
- Jhinkidunguri
- Jurabandh
- Kandhkelgaon
- Kansar
- Karamtala
- Kermeli
- Kuikeda
- Kumbhari
- Saintala
- Siskela
- Talbahal
- Tikrapada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dharapgarh? Share it with us.