Gram panchayat · Parjang block · Dhenkanal
Damol gram panchayat
Damol is a gram panchayat (village council) in Parjang block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 2,303 people in 522 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Parjanga assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 2,303
- Literacy
- 80.2%
- Area
- 7.2 km²
- LGD code
- 275116
Villages of Damol
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damol | 459 | 1,953 | 79.7% | 17% | 0% |
| Gaudakateni | 63 | 350 | 82.7% | 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 Damol
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,303
- 1,173 male · 1,130 female
- Households
- 522
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.2%
- above Parjang block's villages (77.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 963
- about the same as Parjang block's villages (965)
- Children aged 0–6
- 271
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 880
- 38.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 333 (14.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 7 (0.3%)
What the 880 workers did
- Cultivators84 (9.5%)
- Agricultural labourers133 (15.1%)
- Household industry56 (6.4%)
- Other work364 (41.4%)
- Marginal workers243 (27.6%)
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 Damol
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 7 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school0 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 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 road1 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Parjang block
- Akhuapal
- Ambapalas
- Badajhara
- Barihapur
- Basoi
- Basulei
- Chandpur
- Gadaparjang
- Gengutia
- Jayapurakateni
- Kalada
- Kandarsinga
- Kankadasoda
- Kankili
- Kantor
- Kualo
- Kumusi
- Lodhani
- Manikamara
- Muktapasi
- Mundeilo
- Patarpada
- Patharakhumba
- Pitiri
- Renthapat
- Roda
- Sanda
- Sarang
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