Gram panchayat · Rayagada block · Gajapati
Dambala gram panchayat
Dambala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rayagada block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 3,642 people in 888 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 3,642
- Literacy
- 45.4%
- Area
- 55.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117548
Villages of Dambala
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dambala | 273 | 1,131 | 57.3% | 0% | 99% |
| Munisingi | 193 | 788 | 39.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Sagan | 131 | 527 | 31.3% | 0% | 99% |
| Mandalasahi | 121 | 504 | 46.1% | 0% | 98% |
| Muraisahi | 74 | 276 | 47.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Ruisingi | 59 | 271 | 42.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Sindhisingi | 22 | 77 | 15.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Sindhising | 15 | 68 | 47.3% | 0% | 97% |
| Jungle Block No-29uninhabited | 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 Dambala
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,642
- 1,757 male · 1,885 female
- Households
- 888
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 45.4%
- below Rayagada block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,073
- below Rayagada block's villages (1,084)
- Children aged 0–6
- 534
- 14.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,718
- 74.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 0 (0.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,605 (99.0%)
What the 2,718 workers did
- Cultivators725 (26.7%)
- Agricultural labourers495 (18.2%)
- Household industry13 (0.5%)
- Other work101 (3.7%)
- Marginal workers1,384 (50.9%)
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 Dambala
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 56 km², 20% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school1 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump4 of 8
- Electricity for homes6 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Rayagada block
- Ameda
- Engarsingi
- Gandahati
- Gangabada
- Jalango
- Jeerango
- Karadasingi
- Kerandi
- Koinpur
- Kumulsing
- Lailai
- Laxmipur
- Loba
- Marlaba
- Narayanpur
- Putara
- Rayagada
- S.karadasingi
- Sanatundi
- Talamunda
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