Gram panchayat · Erasama block · Jagatsinghpur
Dhinkia gram panchayat
Dhinkia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 9,736 people in 2,064 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 9,736
- Literacy
- 84.1%
- Area
- 26.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118098
Villages of Dhinkia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhinkia | 832 | 4,141 | 84.2% | 40% | 0% |
| Trilochanpur | 554 | 2,803 | 83.6% | 33% | 0% |
| Gobindapur | 661 | 2,743 | 84.7% | 38% | 0% |
| Abhayachandapur | 8 | 28 | 56.5% | 0% | 43% |
| Panigadiakandha | 4 | 12 | 90.9% | 25% | 0% |
| Kansaripatia | 5 | 9 | 77.8% | 56% | 0% |
| Badakantakandha | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Baradakandha | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Firikichhitakandha | 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 Dhinkia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,736
- 4,942 male · 4,794 female
- Households
- 2,064
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.1%
- about the same as Erasama block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 970
- below Erasama block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 868
- 8.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,028
- 31.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,637 (37.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 14 (0.1%)
What the 3,028 workers did
- Cultivators1,339 (44.2%)
- Agricultural labourers641 (21.2%)
- Household industry26 (0.9%)
- Other work394 (13.0%)
- Marginal workers628 (20.7%)
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 Dhinkia
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 27 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre3 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump5 of 6
- Electricity for homes5 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat2 of 6
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6).
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 Erasama block
- Ambiki
- Baleipur
- Balitutha
- Bamadeipur
- Bhitarandhari
- Chatua
- Erasama
- Gada
- Gadabishunupur
- Gadaharishpur
- Gadakujanga
- Janakadeipur
- Japa
- Krushnachandrapur
- Kunjakothi
- Naradia
- Nuadihi
- Nuagaon
- Padmapur
- Paeda
- Pallikanta
- Pokhiriapada
- Somapur
- Ziralio
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dhinkia? Share it with us.