Gram panchayat · Bellaguntha block · Ganjam
Dhumachai gram panchayat
Dhumachai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bellaguntha block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,456 people in 1,195 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,456
- Literacy
- 85.0%
- Area
- 7.4 km²
- LGD code
- 117620
Villages of Dhumachai
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kebiri Barampur | 325 | 1,521 | 83.5% | 11% | 0% |
| Kurulai | 292 | 1,443 | 83.3% | 11% | 1% |
| Dhumchai | 315 | 1,377 | 87.0% | 7% | 2% |
| Patulisahi | 144 | 597 | 80.5% | 23% | 0% |
| Dhimiripalli | 119 | 518 | 93.9% | 19% | 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 Dhumachai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,456
- 2,706 male · 2,750 female
- Households
- 1,195
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.0%
- above Bellaguntha block's villages (78.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,016
- about the same as Bellaguntha block's villages (1,015)
- Children aged 0–6
- 631
- 11.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,324
- 42.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 655 (12.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 50 (0.9%)
What the 2,324 workers did
- Cultivators330 (14.2%)
- Agricultural labourers392 (16.9%)
- Household industry38 (1.6%)
- Other work754 (32.4%)
- Marginal workers810 (34.9%)
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 Dhumachai
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 7 km², 84% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (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 Bellaguntha block
- Ambapua
- Badaborasingi
- Badapada
- Banka
- Benipalli
- G.nuagam
- Gangapur
- Gobara
- Inginathi
- Khairaputi
- Kshatriyabarapur
- Mangalpur
- Natanga
- Pailipada
- Sasan
- Tanarada
- Udra
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