Gram panchayat · Khaira block · Balasore
Dungura gram panchayat
Dungura is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khaira block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 3,093 people in 690 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Simulia assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 3,093
- Literacy
- 80.1%
- Area
- 5.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116207
Villages of Dungura
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghunathpur | 106 | 482 | 82.3% | 0% | 2% |
| Barhapur | 100 | 445 | 79.3% | 30% | 3% |
| Ramakrushnapur | 75 | 349 | 80.4% | 54% | 3% |
| Kishorinagar | 63 | 301 | 84.8% | 9% | 0% |
| Bhimanathapur | 67 | 285 | 78.4% | 19% | 21% |
| Barunpadi | 64 | 254 | 90.3% | 22% | 0% |
| Alada | 57 | 250 | 74.4% | 56% | 0% |
| Subalayapatana | 51 | 242 | 81.0% | 19% | 3% |
| Dungura | 38 | 186 | 56.3% | 0% | 54% |
| Raghunathapur | 21 | 119 | 90.6% | 16% | 0% |
| Karanjapada | 35 | 118 | 75.0% | 0% | 11% |
| Suryapur(Surjipur) | 13 | 62 | 82.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Baishnabpur | 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 Dungura
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,093
- 1,526 male · 1,567 female
- Households
- 690
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.1%
- below Khaira block's villages (81.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,027
- above Khaira block's villages (1,016)
- Children aged 0–6
- 412
- 13.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,204
- 38.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 665 (21.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 219 (7.1%)
What the 1,204 workers did
- Cultivators300 (24.9%)
- Agricultural labourers200 (16.6%)
- Household industry4 (0.3%)
- Other work90 (7.5%)
- Marginal workers610 (50.7%)
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 Dungura
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 5 km², 68% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 12
- Middle school5 of 12
- Secondary school2 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre6 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump4 of 12
- Electricity for homes6 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road12 of 12
- Public bus1 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 12
- Weekly haat1 of 12
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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 Khaira block
- Achutipur
- Amiria-agnipur
- Antara
- Badajaypur
- Badanuagan
- Barada
- Bartana
- Baunsagfadia
- Dalanga-ii
- Dangarpada
- Gadpokhari
- Gagandhuli
- Garsang
- Goliha
- Govindapur
- Haripur
- Jalada
- Jhinkiria
- Kaithagadia
- Kapeya
- Khaira
- Kupari
- Kurunta
- Mahatipur
- Makhanpur
- Manatri
- Nahanga
- Nandur
- Nayakhandi
- Palasa
- Ratina
- Sardang
- Sarkona
- Sarugan
- Shyamsundarpur
- Sundiragandibed
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dungura? Share it with us.