Gram panchayat · Bhograi block · Balasore

Dahunda gram panchayat

Dahunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhograi block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 7,933 people in 1,796 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhograi assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 10
Population (2011): 7,933
Literacy: 83.6%
Area: 11.8 km²
LGD code: 116147

Villages of Dahunda

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Karihanda	423	1,963	84.2%	20%	9%
Rangori	288	1,422	82.6%	19%	0%
Dahunda	213	1,040	88.3%	2%	6%
Gunsartha	218	875	80.5%	0%	21%
Bagda	176	704	86.7%	0%	0%
Kasia	115	490	72.7%	0%	0%
Kaurda	132	490	79.0%	59%	0%
Sibasahi	109	470	82.6%	0%	0%
Demuria	112	429	90.4%	0%	0%
Gadeibar	10	50	100.0%	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 Dahunda

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 7,933; 4,078 male · 3,855 female
Households: 1,796; about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 83.6%; below Bhograi block's villages (84.6%)
Females per 1,000 males: 945; above Bhograi block's villages (934)
Children aged 0–6: 932; 11.7% of residents
Workers: 5,376; 67.8% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 980 (12.4%)
Scheduled Tribes: 423 (5.3%)

What the 5,376 workers did

Cultivators1,157 (21.5%)
Agricultural labourers552 (10.3%)
Household industry49 (0.9%)
Other work390 (7.3%)
Marginal workers3,228 (60.0%)

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 Dahunda

How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 12 km², 58% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

Primary school9 of 10
Middle school8 of 10
Secondary school2 of 10
Senior secondary school0 of 10
Degree college0 of 10

Health

Primary health centre0 of 10
Health sub-centre1 of 10
Anganwadi centre10 of 10

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 10
Hand pump10 of 10
Electricity for homes10 of 10

Roads & transport

All-weather road10 of 10
Public bus0 of 10
Mobile phone coverage10 of 10

Services

Post office or sub post office2 of 10
Commercial bank0 of 10
Ration (PDS) shop0 of 10
Weekly haat0 of 10

Primary schools: 10
Middle schools: 8
Secondary schools: 2
Degree colleges: 0
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Til (5), Betel (2), Khadi (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.

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