Gram panchayat · Jharbandh block · Bargarh
Dava gram panchayat
Dava is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jharbandh block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,357 people in 1,266 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Padampur assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,357
- Literacy
- 67.4%
- Area
- 30.9 km²
- LGD code
- 116504
Villages of Dava
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dabha(Dava) | 537 | 2,296 | 64.8% | 14% | 28% |
| Rajendrapur | 310 | 1,382 | 67.3% | 15% | 26% |
| Angul | 289 | 1,106 | 71.3% | 3% | 51% |
| Palsada | 104 | 484 | 72.4% | 9% | 16% |
| Birbikramadityapur | 26 | 89 | 61.0% | 0% | 28% |
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 Dava
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,357
- 2,644 male · 2,713 female
- Households
- 1,266
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.4%
- above Jharbandh block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,026
- about the same as Jharbandh block's villages (1,025)
- Children aged 0–6
- 669
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,040
- 56.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 616 (11.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,671 (31.2%)
What the 3,040 workers did
- Cultivators759 (25.0%)
- Agricultural labourers449 (14.8%)
- Household industry48 (1.6%)
- Other work166 (5.5%)
- Marginal workers1,618 (53.2%)
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 Dava
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 5 villages cover 31 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (5), Badam (4), Biri, Badam (1).
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 Jharbandh block
- Amthi
- Bhainsadarha
- Bhandarpuri
- Bilaspur
- Chandidhata
- Chhotanki
- Gotrhuguda
- Jagdalpur
- Jharabandh
- Kandadangar
- Kumir
- Kurlulpali
- Laudidarha
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