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Tarabha gram panchayat

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Tarabha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dhenkanal Sadar block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,538 people in 1,477 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kamakhyanagar assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
8
Population (2011)
6,538
Literacy
81.4%
Area
15.1 km²
LGD code
117281

Villages of Tarabha

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Tarava6302,85884.5%10%2%
Nuagan4972,12885.0%23%1%
Haldigundi19883971.3%60%6%
Keutabereni9140779.2%9%0%
Kotapal6130657.3%14%0%
Mandabahali00–––
Sundhidhip00–––
Tilapada00–––

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 Tarabha

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,538
3,382 male · 3,156 female
Households
1,477
about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
81.4%
above Dhenkanal Sadar block's villages (78.9%)
Females per 1,000 males
933
about the same as Dhenkanal Sadar block's villages (938)
Children aged 0–6
702
10.7% of residents
Workers
2,021
30.9% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,355 (20.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
142 (2.2%)

What the 2,021 workers did

  • Cultivators351 (17.4%)
  • Agricultural labourers437 (21.6%)
  • Household industry24 (1.2%)
  • Other work967 (47.8%)
  • Marginal workers242 (12.0%)

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 Tarabha

How many of the 5 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, 70% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 5
  • Middle school2 of 5
  • Secondary school1 of 5
  • Senior secondary school0 of 5
  • Degree college0 of 5

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 5
  • Health sub-centre1 of 5
  • Anganwadi centre5 of 5

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 5
  • Hand pump5 of 5
  • Electricity for homes5 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 5
  • Public bus1 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
  • Weekly haat0 of 5
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Black Gram (5).

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 Dhenkanal Sadar block

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