Gram panchayat · Sheragada block · Ganjam
Dengapadar gram panchayat
Dengapadar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sheragada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 6,343 people in 1,283 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Hinjili assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 6,343
- Literacy
- 66.7%
- Area
- 4.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117998
Villages of Dengapadar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patharapunji | 451 | 2,267 | 67.9% | 10% | 0% |
| Dengapadar | 419 | 2,107 | 69.0% | 39% | 0% |
| Bakilikona | 413 | 1,969 | 62.7% | 23% | 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 Dengapadar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,343
- 3,308 male · 3,035 female
- Households
- 1,283
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.7%
- below Sheragada block's villages (68.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 917
- below Sheragada block's villages (967)
- Children aged 0–6
- 767
- 12.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,642
- 41.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,510 (23.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.1%)
What the 2,642 workers did
- Cultivators594 (22.5%)
- Agricultural labourers226 (8.6%)
- Household industry45 (1.7%)
- Other work745 (28.2%)
- Marginal workers1,032 (39.1%)
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 Dengapadar
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 5 km², 90% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school0 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college1 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (1), Ragi (1), Sugarcane (1), Moong (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 Sheragada block
- Alarigada
- Bandhaguda
- Bara Mundali
- Brahamanchai
- Dhabalpur
- Dhantara
- Gothagam
- Govindapur
- Karadakana
- Khirida
- Krushnachai
- Kulagada
- Kumarpani
- Kurula
- Mahupadar
- Narendrapur
- Pitala
- Sharagada
- Tahara
- Takarada
- Thuruburai
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