Gram panchayat · Dhamanagar block · Bhadrak
Dakpur gram panchayat
Dakpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dhamanagar block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,103 people in 1,042 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhamnagar assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,103
- Literacy
- 90.4%
- Area
- 8.8 km²
- LGD code
- 116724
Villages of Dakpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daipur | 393 | 1,838 | 93.7% | 28% | 0% |
| Narayanpur | 193 | 896 | 88.8% | 21% | 0% |
| Kusuma | 149 | 855 | 87.3% | 18% | 0% |
| Baburigan | 138 | 667 | 91.2% | 14% | 0% |
| Jagulisahi | 92 | 426 | 86.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Swamipatana | 77 | 421 | 88.9% | 24% | 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 Dakpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,103
- 2,578 male · 2,525 female
- Households
- 1,042
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 90.4%
- above Dhamanagar block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 979
- about the same as Dhamanagar block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 564
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,408
- 27.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,052 (20.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.1%)
What the 1,408 workers did
- Cultivators427 (30.3%)
- Agricultural labourers111 (7.9%)
- Household industry5 (0.4%)
- Other work177 (12.6%)
- Marginal workers688 (48.9%)
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 Dakpur
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 9 km², 71% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Dhamanagar block
- Anandapur
- Arjunnpur
- Asurali
- Bamkura
- Bhaganpur
- Bhattasahi
- Dalanga
- Dhusuri
- Dobal
- Fatepur
- Gadiali
- Garei Chudakati
- Gesindapur
- Hasanabad
- Kalyani
- Karada
- Kasimpur
- Katasani
- Khadipada
- Khaparpada
- Kothar
- Mustafapur
- Nadigan
- Padhani
- Palasahi
- Radhaballavapur
- Raipur
- Rayangdini
- Sahada
- Sahaspur
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