Gram panchayat · Basta block · Balasore
Dudhahansa gram panchayat
Dudhahansa is a gram panchayat (village council) in Basta block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 3,683 people in 894 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basta assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 3,683
- Literacy
- 78.3%
- Area
- 2.5 km²
- LGD code
- 275593
Villages of Dudhahansa
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudhahansa | 260 | 1,008 | 90.3% | 18% | 0% |
| NalaBahar | 217 | 877 | 68.7% | 44% | 5% |
| SundarHata | 201 | 808 | 68.2% | 26% | 18% |
| DhapaKhand | 78 | 368 | 92.1% | 0% | 7% |
| Gothagaria | 69 | 315 | 78.8% | 13% | 20% |
| Jantikapal | 48 | 191 | 76.3% | 98% | 0% |
| Chainbati | 11 | 58 | 94.0% | 95% | 5% |
| Paikpara | 10 | 58 | 35.6% | 0% | 100% |
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 Dudhahansa
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,683
- 1,862 male · 1,821 female
- Households
- 894
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.3%
- about the same as Basta block's villages (78.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 978
- above Basta block's villages (951)
- Children aged 0–6
- 517
- 14.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,452
- 39.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,061 (28.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 342 (9.3%)
What the 1,452 workers did
- Cultivators294 (20.2%)
- Agricultural labourers350 (24.1%)
- Household industry9 (0.6%)
- Other work181 (12.5%)
- Marginal workers618 (42.6%)
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 Dudhahansa
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 8 villages cover 2 km², 59% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school5 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- 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 Basta block
- Babarda
- Baniadiha
- Barunagadia
- Basuchakurai
- Brahmanda
- Chormara
- Dakhinapraharajpur
- Darada
- Gadpada
- Irda
- Kadarayan
- Kainagari
- Karua
- Kasipada
- Kudia
- Kulida
- Mathani
- Mukuliasi
- Nabara
- Naikudi
- Natakata
- Patharjhara
- Paunskuli
- Purusottampur
- Putura
- Raghunathpur
- Rasalpur
- Routpada
- Sadanandapur
- Sahada
- Santoshpur
- Singla
- Tadada
- Velora
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