Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Duarsuni gram panchayat
Duarsuni is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 6,609 people in 1,654 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 6,609
- Literacy
- 58.1%
- Area
- 19.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118602
Villages of Duarsuni
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beheraguda | 228 | 881 | 52.0% | 17% | 62% |
| Duarsuni | 186 | 792 | 61.4% | 38% | 38% |
| Atangaguda | 183 | 727 | 63.7% | 12% | 8% |
| Musiguda | 173 | 704 | 53.5% | 20% | 45% |
| Gosanimunda | 154 | 640 | 70.9% | 37% | 22% |
| Siriliguda | 141 | 564 | 68.0% | 55% | 6% |
| Bundelguda | 89 | 338 | 36.6% | 36% | 53% |
| Sinangabhata | 80 | 317 | 56.6% | 3% | 12% |
| Sankariguda | 76 | 286 | 40.1% | 15% | 70% |
| Durduri | 68 | 281 | 54.0% | 58% | 15% |
| Sukunabhata | 72 | 259 | 69.8% | 24% | 30% |
| Kotenpadar | 58 | 254 | 62.0% | 7% | 71% |
| Jamunasagar | 52 | 208 | 63.9% | 3% | 51% |
| Damodarpur | 47 | 185 | 62.4% | 36% | 15% |
| Palasapada | 47 | 173 | 40.3% | 5% | 82% |
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 Duarsuni
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,609
- 3,306 male · 3,303 female
- Households
- 1,654
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 58.1%
- about the same as Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 999
- about the same as Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 970
- 14.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,088
- 46.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,726 (26.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,382 (36.0%)
What the 3,088 workers did
- Cultivators432 (14.0%)
- Agricultural labourers653 (21.1%)
- Household industry110 (3.6%)
- Other work1,033 (33.5%)
- Marginal workers860 (27.8%)
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 Duarsuni
How many of the 15 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 19 km², 71% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 15
- Middle school2 of 15
- Secondary school1 of 15
- Senior secondary school0 of 15
- Degree college0 of 15
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 15
- Health sub-centre1 of 15
- Anganwadi centre13 of 15
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 15
- Hand pump5 of 15
- Electricity for homes14 of 15
Roads & transport
- All-weather road13 of 15
- Public bus1 of 15
- Mobile phone coverage14 of 15
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 15
- Commercial bank0 of 15
- Ration (PDS) shop8 of 15
- Weekly haat0 of 15
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (15), Ragi (13), Pulses (3), Ground Nut (1), Cotton (1), Jhari (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 Bhawanipatna block
- Artal
- Borabhata
- Borda
- Chahagaon
- Chancher
- Chheliamal
- Dadpur
- Deypur
- Dumuria
- Gand-barajhola
- Gudialipadar
- Gurjung
- Jugsaipatna
- Kalam
- Kamathana
- Karalapada
- Karlaguda
- Kendupati
- Kuliamal
- Kutrukhamar
- Laxmipur
- Madiguda
- Malgaon
- Matia
- Medinipur
- Palna
- Palsijharan
- Risigaon
- Sagada
- Seinpur
- Sikun
- Sripur
- Tal-belgaon
- Thuapadar
- Udepur
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