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Gram panchayat · Golamunda block · Kalahandi

Dhamanpur gram panchayat

Dhamanpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Golamunda block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,122 people in 1,568 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Junagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
6,122
Literacy
55.4%
Area
25.3 km²
LGD code
118654

Villages of Dhamanpur

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Dhamanpur7242,82551.8%9%41%
Jamunabahal3111,35975.5%16%6%
Kulihariguda2831,00441.7%29%62%
Kamalabari9030361.4%0%60%
Jamjharan6625947.6%2%92%
Tendopani6123955.1%0%52%
Makundapur (1)3313320.0%31%67%

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 Dhamanpur

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,122
3,044 male · 3,078 female
Households
1,568
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
55.4%
about the same as Golamunda block's villages (55.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,011
above Golamunda block's villages (995)
Children aged 0–6
952
15.6% of residents
Workers
2,602
42.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
821 (13.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
2,504 (40.9%)

What the 2,602 workers did

  • Cultivators281 (10.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers314 (12.1%)
  • Household industry27 (1.0%)
  • Other work189 (7.3%)
  • Marginal workers1,791 (68.8%)

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 Dhamanpur

How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 25 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 10% forest.

Education

  • Primary school7 of 7
  • Middle school2 of 7
  • Secondary school1 of 7
  • Senior secondary school0 of 7
  • Degree college0 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 7
  • Health sub-centre1 of 7
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 7

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 7
  • Hand pump5 of 7
  • Electricity for homes6 of 7

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 7
  • Public bus1 of 7
  • Mobile phone coverage7 of 7

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 7
  • Commercial bank0 of 7
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
  • Weekly haat2 of 7
Primary schools
9
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Ground Nuts (4), Moong (4), Pulses (1), Sugarcane (1), Vegetable (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 Golamunda block

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