Gram panchayat · Kantamal block · Boudh
Dapala gram panchayat
Dapala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kantamal block of Boudh district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 6,461 people in 1,505 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantamal assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 6,461
- Literacy
- 66.9%
- Area
- 23 km²
- LGD code
- 116817
Villages of Dapala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dapala | 420 | 1,807 | 65.3% | 21% | 15% |
| Baulasingh | 270 | 1,123 | 72.3% | 17% | 2% |
| Laeda | 189 | 778 | 71.2% | 32% | 1% |
| Paribandh | 126 | 555 | 71.0% | 20% | 12% |
| Paratala | 91 | 390 | 47.0% | 28% | 8% |
| Similikata | 70 | 345 | 71.4% | 9% | 26% |
| Chandaniamunda | 64 | 289 | 58.0% | 0% | 7% |
| Janimunda | 59 | 250 | 61.7% | 11% | 24% |
| Mrutunjayapur | 57 | 231 | 77.3% | 16% | 0% |
| Tokeipali | 50 | 224 | 64.4% | 18% | 7% |
| Saradhapur | 45 | 206 | 73.8% | 38% | 22% |
| Gurudaspur | 37 | 148 | 66.7% | 21% | 0% |
| Tilikamal | 14 | 59 | 42.6% | 0% | 7% |
| Karamakhol | 10 | 44 | 63.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Nagada | 3 | 12 | 72.7% | 100% | 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 Dapala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,461
- 3,159 male · 3,302 female
- Households
- 1,505
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.9%
- about the same as Kantamal block's villages (67.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,045
- above Kantamal block's villages (999)
- Children aged 0–6
- 978
- 15.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,426
- 53.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,301 (20.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 689 (10.7%)
What the 3,426 workers did
- Cultivators508 (14.8%)
- Agricultural labourers469 (13.7%)
- Household industry52 (1.5%)
- Other work240 (7.0%)
- Marginal workers2,157 (63.0%)
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 Dapala
How many of the 15 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 23 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 15
- Middle school5 of 15
- Secondary school1 of 15
- Senior secondary school0 of 15
- Degree college0 of 15
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 15
- Health sub-centre1 of 15
- Anganwadi centre9 of 15
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 15
- Hand pump14 of 15
- Electricity for homes5 of 15
Roads & transport
- All-weather road12 of 15
- Public bus0 of 15
- Mobile phone coverage13 of 15
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 15
- Commercial bank0 of 15
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 15
- Weekly haat1 of 15
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Pulses (12), Arhar (8), Red Gram (2), Mung (1), Kolatha (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 Kantamal block
- Ambagaon
- Baragaon
- Baragochha
- Bilaspur
- Ghantapada
- Ghikundi
- Gudvelipadar
- Jogindrapur
- Kantamal
- Khaliapali
- Khamanmunda
- Khatakhatia
- Khuntigora
- Kultajore
- Lambasari
- Manamunda
- Narayanprasad
- Palasagora
- Rengali
- Rundimahul
- Similipadar
- Sundhipadar
- Uma
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dapala? Share it with us.