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Gram panchayat · Korei block · Jajpur

Dhaneswar gram panchayat

Dhaneswar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Korei block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 7,042 people in 1,554 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
12
Population (2011)
7,042
Literacy
85.6%
Area
17.1 km²
LGD code
118446

Villages of Dhaneswar

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Mrutunjayapur3991,67488.8%48%0%
Dhaneswar3011,38184.8%35%0%
Aladajalasarpur2731,18077.3%34%15%
Dhanapur17789885.1%16%0%
Ranasarapur9947899.3%69%0%
Alia8941876.4%5%7%
Begana10041683.5%28%9%
Chillipada6432891.0%50%1%
Benapur5226993.3%35%40%
Ghikoili00–––
Badaputuli (OG)–––––
Sanputuli (OG)–––––

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 Dhaneswar

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,042
3,628 male · 3,414 female
Households
1,554
about 4.5 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
85.6%
above Korei block's villages (82.9%)
Females per 1,000 males
941
below Korei block's villages (961)
Children aged 0–6
932
13.2% of residents
Workers
2,123
30.1% of residents
Scheduled Castes
2,546 (36.2%)
Scheduled Tribes
361 (5.1%)

What the 2,123 workers did

  • Cultivators845 (39.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers246 (11.6%)
  • Household industry50 (2.4%)
  • Other work458 (21.6%)
  • Marginal workers524 (24.7%)

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 Dhaneswar

How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 17 km², 67% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.

Education

  • Primary school9 of 9
  • Middle school5 of 9
  • Secondary school2 of 9
  • Senior secondary school3 of 9
  • Degree college0 of 9

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 9
  • Health sub-centre1 of 9
  • Anganwadi centre9 of 9

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 9
  • Hand pump4 of 9
  • Electricity for homes9 of 9

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road9 of 9
  • Public bus1 of 9
  • Mobile phone coverage9 of 9

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 9
  • Commercial bank0 of 9
  • Ration (PDS) shop5 of 9
  • Weekly haat0 of 9
Primary schools
10
Middle schools
5
Secondary schools
5
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).

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 Korei block

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