Gram panchayat · Badchana block · Jajpur
Darpan gram panchayat
Darpan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badchana block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 7,493 people in 1,454 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Barchana assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 7,493
- Literacy
- 75.9%
- Area
- 23.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118254
Villages of Darpan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darpangarh | 971 | 5,068 | 77.3% | 9% | 20% |
| Kolhasahi | 251 | 1,283 | 76.1% | 7% | 33% |
| Guljarnagar Patana | 231 | 1,136 | 69.7% | 26% | 20% |
| Kumbharkhata | 1 | 6 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kainkhata | 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 Darpan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,493
- 3,789 male · 3,704 female
- Households
- 1,454
- about 5.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.9%
- below Badchana block's villages (79.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 978
- above Badchana block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 893
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,336
- 31.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 872 (11.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,645 (22.0%)
What the 2,336 workers did
- Cultivators409 (17.5%)
- Agricultural labourers234 (10.0%)
- Household industry30 (1.3%)
- Other work962 (41.2%)
- Marginal workers701 (30.0%)
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 Darpan
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 24 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 50% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump0 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Rabi Crops (4).
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 Badchana block
- Achyutabasant
- Anaka
- Arakhapur
- Badabalikuda
- Badachana
- Badaghumuri
- Balichandrapur
- Balipadia
- Bandalo
- Bantala
- Barada
- Barpada
- Bharatpur
- Bhusandapur
- Bikramtiran
- Byree
- Champapur
- Chandital
- Charinangala
- Chhatia
- Dhanamandala
- Gopalpur
- Kaimatia
- Khaira
- Kolanagiri
- Kundala
- Majhipada
- Manduka
- Nalipur
- Nelia
- Palei
- Paria
- Patrajpur
- Radhadeipur
- Raipur
- Salapada
- Samia
- Santipur
- Saudia
- Siha
- Solar
- Sunguda
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