Gram panchayat · Chandabali block · Bhadrak
Dhamara gram panchayat
Dhamara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chandabali block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 8,861 people in 1,692 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chandabali assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 8,861
- Literacy
- 82.7%
- Area
- 14.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116694
Villages of Dhamara
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jharakata | 422 | 2,189 | 75.9% | 3% | 0% |
| Khamarasahi | 292 | 1,391 | 85.5% | 2% | 0% |
| Dakshinadhamara | 265 | 1,268 | 85.0% | 72% | 0% |
| Guanl | 209 | 1,153 | 82.2% | 35% | 0% |
| Govindpur | 193 | 1,121 | 72.6% | 49% | 0% |
| Narasinghpur | 170 | 977 | 90.1% | 20% | 0% |
| Sankhajori | 139 | 748 | 98.8% | 20% | 0% |
| Banuasahi | 2 | 14 | 84.6% | 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 Dhamara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,861
- 4,524 male · 4,337 female
- Households
- 1,692
- about 5.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.7%
- about the same as Chandabali block's villages (83.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 959
- below Chandabali block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,265
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,219
- 36.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,291 (25.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 12 (0.1%)
What the 3,219 workers did
- Cultivators775 (24.1%)
- Agricultural labourers392 (12.2%)
- Household industry42 (1.3%)
- Other work674 (20.9%)
- Marginal workers1,336 (41.5%)
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 Dhamara
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 15 km², 55% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes4 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Wheat (6).
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 Chandabali block
- Aradi
- Badaosita
- Bajrapur
- Basada
- Bhatapada
- Bhuinbruti
- Bijayanagar
- Charadia
- Dosinga
- Ghatapur
- Gopinathjpur
- Jagula
- Jaleswarpur
- Jashipur
- Kaithakela
- Kandagaradi
- Karanjamal
- Karnpalli
- Khadalpokhari
- Kheranga
- Madhapur
- Mahulia
- Mausudha
- Motto
- Nalagohira
- Nalagunda
- Nandapur
- Nuagan
- Olaga
- Orasahi
- Panchutikiri
- Sundarpur
- Tentulidihi
- Totapada
- Utukuda
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