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Gram panchayat · Bhograi block · Balasore

Durpal gram panchayat

Durpal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhograi block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,430 people in 1,298 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhograi assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
8
Population (2011)
5,430
Literacy
90.5%
Area
7.6 km²
LGD code
275568

Villages of Durpal

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Durpal4571,94093.2%5%0%
Baharda4541,91690.1%5%1%
Nijampur11143094.5%0%0%
Kiarda10541989.5%0%2%
Paniapada7427979.3%0%0%
Barbatia4823275.6%90%0%
Khalagadia4921492.5%6%0%
Atakalia00–––

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 Durpal

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,430
2,810 male · 2,620 female
Households
1,298
about 4.2 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
90.5%
above Bhograi block's villages (84.6%)
Females per 1,000 males
932
about the same as Bhograi block's villages (934)
Children aged 0–6
587
10.8% of residents
Workers
3,025
55.7% of residents
Scheduled Castes
399 (7.3%)
Scheduled Tribes
36 (0.7%)

What the 3,025 workers did

  • Cultivators816 (27.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers374 (12.4%)
  • Household industry12 (0.4%)
  • Other work224 (7.4%)
  • Marginal workers1,599 (52.9%)

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 Durpal

How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 8 km², 68% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 7
  • Middle school4 of 7
  • Secondary school1 of 7
  • Senior secondary school0 of 7
  • Degree college0 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 7
  • Health sub-centre0 of 7
  • Anganwadi centre5 of 7

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 7
  • Hand pump7 of 7
  • Electricity for homes7 of 7

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road1 of 7
  • Public bus0 of 7
  • Mobile phone coverage7 of 7

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 7
  • Commercial bank0 of 7
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
  • Weekly haat0 of 7
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).

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

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