Gram panchayat · Dasarathapur block · Jajpur
Dahanihata gram panchayat
Dahanihata is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasarathapur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,377 people in 1,325 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,377
- Literacy
- 84.1%
- Area
- 5.6 km²
- LGD code
- 275209
Villages of Dahanihata
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dahanihata | 489 | 1,907 | 78.9% | 48% | 0% |
| Boulanga | 237 | 1,138 | 86.1% | 27% | 0% |
| Depura | 222 | 820 | 87.6% | 14% | 0% |
| Tentulidia | 161 | 707 | 88.7% | 26% | 0% |
| Baunsa badi | 134 | 521 | 87.4% | 43% | 0% |
| Kuansa | 82 | 284 | 82.8% | 63% | 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 Dahanihata
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,377
- 2,659 male · 2,718 female
- Households
- 1,325
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.1%
- about the same as Dasarathapur block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,022
- above Dasarathapur block's villages (1,011)
- Children aged 0–6
- 607
- 11.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,539
- 28.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,928 (35.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,539 workers did
- Cultivators324 (21.1%)
- Agricultural labourers383 (24.9%)
- Household industry38 (2.5%)
- Other work394 (25.6%)
- Marginal workers400 (26.0%)
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 Dahanihata
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 6 villages cover 6 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school5 of 6
- Secondary school3 of 6
- Senior secondary school1 of 6
- Degree college1 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump5 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 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) shop6 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Black Gram (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 Dasarathapur block
- Akarpada
- Asanpur
- Bihari
- Birajapur
- Biripata
- Biruan
- Champeipal
- Chasakhanda
- Chhanchina
- Chhitalo
- Dasarathpur
- Duduranta
- Duttapur
- Ejapur
- Gopalpur
- Gramanandipur
- Jafarpur
- Jayantra
- Kamardihi
- Kanikapada
- Kaspa
- Katikata
- Kayan
- Khandara
- Khannagar
- Mallikapur
- Mangalapur
- Nizampur
- Palatpur
- Rahasoi
- Susua
- Taliha
- Tarapada
- Thalkudi
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