Gram panchayat · Bhograi block · Balasore
Daruha gram panchayat
Daruha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhograi block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,208 people in 958 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhograi assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 4,208
- Literacy
- 90.5%
- Area
- 7.1 km²
- LGD code
- 275566
Villages of Daruha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daruha | 352 | 1,510 | 90.4% | 0% | 3% |
| Benuda | 235 | 1,094 | 89.6% | 1% | 0% |
| Kusuti | 268 | 1,094 | 94.3% | 5% | 0% |
| Ramchandrapur | 98 | 481 | 87.1% | 0% | 58% |
| Mahammad Rezapur | 5 | 29 | 28.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Rupdiha | 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 Daruha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,208
- 2,239 male · 1,969 female
- Households
- 958
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 90.5%
- above Bhograi block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 879
- below Bhograi block's villages (934)
- Children aged 0–6
- 456
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,134
- 50.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 72 (1.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 358 (8.5%)
What the 2,134 workers did
- Cultivators419 (19.6%)
- Agricultural labourers108 (5.1%)
- Household industry7 (0.3%)
- Other work179 (8.4%)
- Marginal workers1,421 (66.6%)
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 Daruha
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 7 km², 45% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump3 of 5
- Electricity for homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Til (3), Inkada (3), Khadi (2).
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 Bhograi block
- Analia
- Aruhabrutti-1
- Babatia
- Bajitpur
- Balim
- Bausadiha
- Bhograi
- Dahunda
- Dehurda
- Deula
- Durpal
- Gabgan
- Gochhidateghari
- Gopinathpur
- Gunsartha
- Gunsibasan
- Hunguli
- Jagannathpur
- Jaleswarpur
- Jalsoharia
- Jayarampur
- Kachuadi
- Kakhada
- Kanthibhaunri
- Kharidpipal
- Kosabakamarda
- Kulida
- Kumbharmuli
- Kumbhirgadi
- Kusuda
- Mahagab
- Maheshpur
- Mandarsahi
- N.m.padia
- Nachinda
- Nahara
- Nimatpur
- Panisanda
- Pasarbindha
- Putina
- Rasolpur
- Sahabajipur
- Saharia
- Sankhari
- Saradhapur
- Sianroi
- Sultanpur
- Sunadharbasan
- Tukurihazira
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