Gram panchayat · Hindol block · Dhenkanal
Thokar gram panchayat
Thokar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Hindol block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 3,971 people in 970 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Hindol assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 3,971
- Literacy
- 75.9%
- Area
- 9.3 km²
- LGD code
- 117344
Villages of Thokar
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 Thokar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,971
- 2,007 male · 1,964 female
- Households
- 970
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.9%
- about the same as Hindol block's villages (75.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 979
- above Hindol block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 443
- 11.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,151
- 29.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 356 (9.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 49 (1.2%)
What the 1,151 workers did
- Cultivators213 (18.5%)
- Agricultural labourers82 (7.1%)
- Household industry4 (0.3%)
- Other work321 (27.9%)
- Marginal workers531 (46.1%)
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 Thokar
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 9 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school2 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Black Gram (2).
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 Hindol block
- Asarada
- Babandha
- Bampa
- Baunsa Pokhari
- Buhalipal
- Chitalpur
- Dandiri
- Dudurukote
- Galapada
- Gandanali
- Giridhar Prasad
- Gulehi
- Hatura
- Jarada
- Kadala
- Kalinga
- Kansara
- Kantamila
- Kantimili
- Karanda
- Khaliborei
- Kukuta
- Kunua
- Kutunia
- Madhapur
- Mahalunda
- Nabakishorepur
- Nuabag
- Nuagan
- Paika Purunakot
- Patala
- Ranjagol
- Rasol
- Sanjapada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Thokar? Share it with us.