Gram panchayat · Bahanaga block · Balasore
Dandaharipur gram panchayat
Dandaharipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bahanaga block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 7,160 people in 1,660 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 7,160
- Literacy
- 85.5%
- Area
- 13.1 km²
- LGD code
- 116051
Villages of Dandaharipur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asimila | 374 | 1,622 | 84.9% | 41% | 0% |
| Gandasthapur | 348 | 1,409 | 88.2% | 5% | 2% |
| Aruha | 261 | 1,063 | 87.8% | 5% | 1% |
| Dandaharipur | 243 | 1,021 | 81.4% | 81% | 0% |
| Keshapur | 155 | 755 | 84.8% | 47% | 16% |
| Mugunipur | 127 | 670 | 84.6% | 39% | 9% |
| Pitalapada | 120 | 486 | 84.8% | 94% | 0% |
| Nayakbandha | 32 | 134 | 84.6% | 100% | 0% |
| Chakapitalapada | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Dandaharipur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,160
- 3,678 male · 3,482 female
- Households
- 1,660
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.5%
- about the same as Bahanaga block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 947
- about the same as Bahanaga block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 938
- 13.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,335
- 32.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,832 (39.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 235 (3.3%)
What the 2,335 workers did
- Cultivators1,018 (43.6%)
- Agricultural labourers117 (5.0%)
- Household industry31 (1.3%)
- Other work468 (20.0%)
- Marginal workers701 (30.0%)
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 Dandaharipur
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 9 villages cover 13 km², 60% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump4 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Bahanaga block
- Anju
- Aruhabad
- Avana
- Bahanaga
- Baripada
- Bishnupur
- Chakjagannath
- Gopalpur
- Kalyani
- Kasabajayapur
- Khantapada
- Kharasahapur
- Kochiakoili
- Kuruda
- Latharpentha
- Nuapur
- Odasala
- Ohittol
- Pandasuni
- Ranapana
- Sahaspur
- Saud
- Talakurunia
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