Gram panchayat · Bhuban block · Dhenkanal
Dighi gram panchayat
Dighi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhuban block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 4,669 people in 1,117 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kamakhyanagar assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 4,669
- Literacy
- 74.3%
- Area
- 17.5 km²
- LGD code
- 117244
Villages of Dighi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dighi | 342 | 1,485 | 75.4% | 21% | 13% |
| Goradia | 355 | 1,469 | 73.2% | 35% | 12% |
| Kendudhipa | 151 | 562 | 57.0% | 38% | 0% |
| Kairanali | 132 | 561 | 75.7% | 28% | 0% |
| Mugapada | 85 | 358 | 84.5% | 25% | 0% |
| Saradeipur | 52 | 234 | 95.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Kumbharunipasi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Masani | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Mugapadakateni | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Ratasahi | 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 Dighi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,669
- 2,425 male · 2,244 female
- Households
- 1,117
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.3%
- below Bhuban block's villages (80.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 925
- below Bhuban block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 489
- 10.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,709
- 36.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,278 (27.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 380 (8.1%)
What the 1,709 workers did
- Cultivators278 (16.3%)
- Agricultural labourers414 (24.2%)
- Household industry21 (1.2%)
- Other work513 (30.0%)
- Marginal workers483 (28.3%)
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 Dighi
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 10 villages cover 17 km², 67% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 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-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Black Gram (6), Pulses (6). Handicrafts: Baskets (1), Crops (1), Jhudi (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 Bhuban block
- Arakhapal
- Balibo
- Baruan(B)
- Bhusal
- Dayanabili
- Dhalapada
- Ektali
- Gada Nrusingha Prasad
- Jamunakote
- Jiral
- Kanapal(Mahulpal)
- Kuninda
- Marthapur
- Mathakargola
- Mrudanga
- Odisha
- Sura Pratap Pur
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