Gram panchayat · Gondia block · Dhenkanal
Poruhakhoja gram panchayat
Poruhakhoja is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gondia block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,066 people in 1,229 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhenkanal assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,066
- Literacy
- 74.9%
- Area
- 13.5 km²
- LGD code
- 117303
Villages of Poruhakhoja
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baniapada | 426 | 1,725 | 74.7% | 8% | 24% |
| Sandapasi | 319 | 1,382 | 83.3% | 10% | 18% |
| Poruhakhoja | 339 | 1,308 | 71.2% | 1% | 17% |
| Dandeibereni | 145 | 651 | 63.9% | 3% | 43% |
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 Poruhakhoja
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,066
- 2,627 male · 2,439 female
- Households
- 1,229
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.9%
- below Gondia block's villages (76.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 928
- below Gondia block's villages (962)
- Children aged 0–6
- 574
- 11.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,870
- 36.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 302 (6.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,171 (23.1%)
What the 1,870 workers did
- Cultivators316 (16.9%)
- Agricultural labourers426 (22.8%)
- Household industry65 (3.5%)
- Other work459 (24.5%)
- Marginal workers604 (32.3%)
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 Poruhakhoja
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 14 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Black Gram (4).
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
- Deogan
- Digambarpur
- Gondia
- Gundurapasi
- Joranda
- Kabera
- Kaluria
- Karamul
- Kasipur
- Khanda Bandha
- Khankira
- Laulai
- Letheka
- Mandar A
- Matha Tentulia
- Neulapoi
- Nihal Prasad
- Pingua
- Raitala
- Ratanapur
- Sadangi
- Santhapur
- Sorisiapada
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