Gram panchayat · Gondia block · Dhenkanal
Deogan gram panchayat
Deogan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gondia block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,049 people in 1,393 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhenkanal assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,049
- Literacy
- 76.9%
- Area
- 20.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117286
Villages of Deogan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deogan | 486 | 2,343 | 84.4% | 13% | 32% |
| Biswanathapur | 259 | 1,130 | 77.2% | 9% | 17% |
| Gopalpur | 230 | 922 | 66.3% | 95% | 0% |
| Mahulkhali | 189 | 761 | 70.8% | 17% | 43% |
| Jandapasi | 108 | 437 | 62.3% | 13% | 43% |
| Bainsia | 79 | 301 | 79.6% | 2% | 51% |
| Deoganuninhabited | 42 | 155 | 86.7% | 5% | 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 Deogan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,049
- 2,933 male · 3,116 female
- Households
- 1,393
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.9%
- about the same as Gondia block's villages (76.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,062
- above Gondia block's villages (962)
- Children aged 0–6
- 641
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,342
- 38.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,490 (24.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,608 (26.6%)
What the 2,342 workers did
- Cultivators308 (13.2%)
- Agricultural labourers318 (13.6%)
- Household industry32 (1.4%)
- Other work844 (36.0%)
- Marginal workers840 (35.9%)
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 Deogan
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 21 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes6 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 7
- Public bus2 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Black Gram (7), Biri (1). Handicrafts: Iron Products (1), Bamboo Hand Work (1), Net (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 Gondia block
- Bainsia
- Barada
- Bega
- Bidharpur
- Dasamanpatna
- Digambarpur
- Gondia
- Gundurapasi
- Joranda
- Kabera
- Kaluria
- Karamul
- Kasipur
- Khanda Bandha
- Khankira
- Laulai
- Letheka
- Mandar A
- Matha Tentulia
- Neulapoi
- Nihal Prasad
- Pingua
- Poruhakhoja
- Raitala
- Ratanapur
- Sadangi
- Santhapur
- Sorisiapada
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