Gram panchayat · Turekela block · Balangir
Dhamandanga gram panchayat
Dhamandanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Turekela block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,876 people in 1,774 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,876
- Literacy
- 53.5%
- Area
- 27.4 km²
- LGD code
- 116030
Villages of Dhamandanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhamandanga | 363 | 1,572 | 47.6% | 33% | 50% |
| Jamutjhula | 393 | 1,531 | 57.1% | 23% | 47% |
| Rajamara | 349 | 1,222 | 58.8% | 16% | 9% |
| Kandhabahal | 197 | 714 | 60.5% | 13% | 6% |
| Baldas | 139 | 540 | 46.3% | 7% | 73% |
| Bandhanpali | 133 | 518 | 58.3% | 15% | 75% |
| Simnabahal | 101 | 410 | 54.2% | 13% | 61% |
| Kasamal | 99 | 369 | 36.9% | 14% | 53% |
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 Dhamandanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,876
- 3,400 male · 3,476 female
- Households
- 1,774
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.5%
- above Turekela block's villages (50.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,022
- about the same as Turekela block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,005
- 14.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,170
- 46.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,372 (20.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,882 (41.9%)
What the 3,170 workers did
- Cultivators749 (23.6%)
- Agricultural labourers247 (7.8%)
- Household industry53 (1.7%)
- Other work790 (24.9%)
- Marginal workers1,331 (42.0%)
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 Dhamandanga
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 27 km², 60% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes0 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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 Turekela block
- Badbanki
- Baddakla
- Buromal
- Chatuanka
- Chaulsukha
- Dholmandal
- Ghunesh
- Halanbhata
- Hial
- Jharani
- Kameimunda
- Kandei
- Karuanmunda
- Khagsa
- Kuibahal
- Mahakhand
- Mahulpati
- Turekela
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