Gram panchayat · Bhandaripokhari block · Bhadrak
Dakhinead gram panchayat
Dakhinead is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhandaripokhari block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,197 people in 1,618 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhandaripokhari assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 7,197
- Literacy
- 85.5%
- Area
- 13.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116646
Villages of Dakhinead
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttarbad | 521 | 2,423 | 84.6% | 40% | 7% |
| Bhandari Pokhari (Dakhinbad) | 525 | 2,279 | 86.7% | 38% | 9% |
| Sasan | 164 | 755 | 87.1% | 3% | 18% |
| Fatepur | 144 | 568 | 83.6% | 23% | 23% |
| Rebo | 108 | 449 | 88.9% | 6% | 0% |
| Manoharpur | 69 | 367 | 83.2% | 9% | 26% |
| Nuapokhari | 87 | 356 | 81.9% | 24% | 0% |
| Jaminibindha | 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 Dakhinead
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,197
- 3,603 male · 3,594 female
- Households
- 1,618
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.5%
- about the same as Bhandaripokhari block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 998
- about the same as Bhandaripokhari block's villages (995)
- Children aged 0–6
- 886
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,161
- 30.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,147 (29.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 740 (10.3%)
What the 2,161 workers did
- Cultivators453 (21.0%)
- Agricultural labourers377 (17.4%)
- Household industry23 (1.1%)
- Other work426 (19.7%)
- Marginal workers882 (40.8%)
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 Dakhinead
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 13 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 7
- Middle school5 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school2 of 7
- Degree college1 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 7
- Weekly haat2 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Bhandaripokhari block
- Balipokhari
- Bandala Madhiali
- Bayabanapur
- Bishnupur
- Jalamandua
- Jhutuna
- Kurigan
- Malada
- Naami
- Naguan
- Napanga
- Narada
- Nirgundi
- Patuli
- Rajendrapur
- Ramachandrapur
- Ranania
- Ranjit
- Sanasasan
- Sarsada
- Selampur
- Tealnga
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