Gram panchayat · Purushottampur block · Ganjam
Ganga-dahani gram panchayat
Ganga-dahani is a gram panchayat (village council) in Purushottampur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 4,884 people in 1,052 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khallikote assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 4,884
- Literacy
- 58.0%
- Area
- 3.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117934
Villages of Ganga-dahani
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangadahani | 680 | 3,075 | 50.3% | 16% | 0% |
| Hundata | 372 | 1,809 | 71.3% | 47% | 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 Ganga-dahani
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,884
- 2,351 male · 2,533 female
- Households
- 1,052
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 58.0%
- below Purushottampur block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,077
- above Purushottampur block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 646
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,667
- 54.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,322 (27.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.0%)
What the 2,667 workers did
- Cultivators472 (17.7%)
- Agricultural labourers1,324 (49.6%)
- Household industry71 (2.7%)
- Other work291 (10.9%)
- Marginal workers509 (19.1%)
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 Ganga-dahani
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 4 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school0 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 office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), 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 Purushottampur block
- Achuli
- Antarigam
- Arakhapur
- Baaghala
- Bada Baragam
- Badakharida
- Bhatakumarada
- Bhimapur
- Bhutasarasingi
- Changudipadar Nuagaon
- Chungighai
- Handighar
- Jagannathpur
- Jamuni
- Jhadabai
- Kama Nalinalkhapur
- Pandia
- Patrapur
- Raipur
- Ranajhali
- Samma
- Sikula
- Solaghar
- Sunathara
- Tankachai
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Ganga-dahani? Share it with us.