Gram panchayat · Remuna block · Balasore
Dahapada gram panchayat
Dahapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Remuna block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 7,523 people in 1,785 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Remuna assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 7,523
- Literacy
- 65.2%
- Area
- 7.9 km²
- LGD code
- 275596
Villages of Dahapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambharia | 584 | 2,488 | 56.4% | 21% | 25% |
| Kasimpur | 403 | 1,686 | 69.8% | 29% | 19% |
| Dahapada | 311 | 1,339 | 77.5% | 47% | 13% |
| Rudragopalpur | 345 | 1,329 | 65.7% | 5% | 35% |
| Dharampur | 142 | 681 | 60.0% | 3% | 91% |
| Kantabania | 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 Dahapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,523
- 3,928 male · 3,595 female
- Households
- 1,785
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.2%
- below Remuna block's villages (77.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 915
- below Remuna block's villages (953)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,073
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,435
- 45.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,728 (23.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,216 (29.5%)
What the 3,435 workers did
- Cultivators312 (9.1%)
- Agricultural labourers302 (8.8%)
- Household industry159 (4.6%)
- Other work1,560 (45.4%)
- Marginal workers1,102 (32.1%)
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 Dahapada
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 8 km², 49% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 5
- Public bus2 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat4 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (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 Remuna block
- Asti
- Badapal
- Balia
- Barunasing
- Beruan
- Bhimpura
- Bhograi
- Chaskhand
- Durgadevi
- Gandarda
- Ganeswarpur
- Ganipur
- Gududa
- Haripur
- Inchudi
- Jagatipur
- Jamkunda
- Kalyapur
- Karanjia
- Kasipada
- Kharid Mukhura
- Kuligan
- Kumbhari
- Kuruda
- Madhupura
- Maharajpur
- Mandaspur
- Mangalpur
- Naraharipur
- Nikhira
- Nizampur
- Nuagan
- Nuapadhi
- Olmara
- Patripal
- Remuna
- Saraswatipur
- Sergarh
- Srijang
- Srikrushnapur
- Sutei
- Talapada
- Tentulida
- Tundra
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dahapada? Share it with us.