Gram panchayat · Mohana block · Gajapati
Damadua gram panchayat
Damadua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mohana block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 16 villages, home to 3,865 people in 833 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mohana assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 16
- Population (2011)
- 3,865
- Literacy
- 49.6%
- Area
- 4.5 km²
- LGD code
- 117498
Villages of Damadua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damadua | 253 | 1,345 | 61.0% | 0% | 66% |
| Ghodapanka | 109 | 526 | 59.4% | 36% | 63% |
| Majhikirimba | 99 | 430 | 37.3% | 4% | 43% |
| Taladamadua | 75 | 340 | 44.3% | 0% | 45% |
| Gandaguda | 73 | 308 | 43.3% | 0% | 60% |
| Katraka | 67 | 240 | 49.7% | 0% | 21% |
| Buleri | 45 | 175 | 54.0% | 0% | 78% |
| Kolba | 28 | 124 | 7.7% | 0% | 98% |
| Uparakirimba | 31 | 123 | 24.2% | 0% | 55% |
| Nuakhajuripada | 19 | 110 | 17.1% | 0% | 93% |
| Budhihura | 19 | 90 | 44.3% | 98% | 1% |
| Poiguda | 10 | 31 | 21.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Rachama | 5 | 23 | 75.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Budhaparjanga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dhapadama | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Rendapanka | 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 Damadua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,865
- 1,867 male · 1,998 female
- Households
- 833
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 49.6%
- below Mohana block's villages (51.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,070
- above Mohana block's villages (1,050)
- Children aged 0–6
- 829
- 21.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,787
- 46.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 298 (7.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,248 (58.2%)
What the 1,787 workers did
- Cultivators477 (26.7%)
- Agricultural labourers160 (9.0%)
- Household industry38 (2.1%)
- Other work156 (8.7%)
- Marginal workers956 (53.5%)
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 Damadua
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 16 villages cover 4 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 21% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 13
- Middle school1 of 13
- Secondary school1 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college1 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre1 of 13
- Anganwadi centre8 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump13 of 13
- Electricity for homes4 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 13
- Public bus1 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 13
- Weekly haat2 of 13
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13).
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 Mohana block
- Adava
- Alliganda
- Antaraba
- Badakhani
- Badasinghaba
- Badeguda
- Baghamari
- Birikote
- Chandiput
- Chandragiri
- Chudangapur
- Dambaguda
- Dengaskhal
- Dhadiamba
- Dhepaguda
- Garadama
- Govindapur
- Guluba
- Gurujhuli
- Jarrow
- Jeerango
- Juba
- Karachabadi
- Kattama
- Kesariguda
- Khariguda
- Liliguda
- Lobarsing
- Luhagudi
- Malasapadar
- Mandimara
- Manikapur
- Merapalli
- Mohana
- Paniganda
- Pindiki
- Raipanka
- Sikulipadara
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