Gram panchayat · Bargarh block · Bargarh
Dhanger gram panchayat
Dhanger is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bargarh block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 7,360 people in 1,737 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bargarh assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 7,360
- Literacy
- 74.3%
- Area
- 17.9 km²
- LGD code
- 116377
Villages of Dhanger
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 Dhanger
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,360
- 3,786 male · 3,574 female
- Households
- 1,737
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.3%
- about the same as Bargarh block's villages (74.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 944
- about the same as Bargarh block's villages (943)
- Children aged 0–6
- 782
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,630
- 49.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,978 (26.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,478 (20.1%)
What the 3,630 workers did
- Cultivators872 (24.0%)
- Agricultural labourers923 (25.4%)
- Household industry23 (0.6%)
- Other work602 (16.6%)
- Marginal workers1,210 (33.3%)
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 Dhanger
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 18 km², 87% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school0 of 2
- Senior secondary school2 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Ground Nuts (2), Sugarcane (2). Handicrafts: Weaving Products (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 Bargarh block
- Adgaon
- Bardol
- Bargaon
- Barhagoda
- Birmal
- Bonda
- Chakarkend
- Deogaon
- Gaisima
- Gobindpur
- Gudesira
- Jamurda
- Kalapani
- Katapali
- Khaliapali
- Khandahata
- Khuntpali
- Kuruan
- Nileswar
- Nunia Jampali
- Patharla
- Saranda Dumberpali
- Sarsara
- Talsrigida
- Tora
- Tumgaon
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dhanger? Share it with us.