Gram panchayat · Kotagarh block · Kandhamal
Durgapanga gram panchayat
Durgapanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kotagarh block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 3,625 people in 773 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 3,625
- Literacy
- 57.4%
- Area
- 33.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118946
Villages of Durgapanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durgapanga | 114 | 710 | 71.2% | 8% | 39% |
| Bandapipili | 173 | 687 | 62.8% | 19% | 50% |
| Majurukupa | 66 | 344 | 37.5% | 11% | 83% |
| Niliguda | 59 | 334 | 58.9% | 28% | 68% |
| Laseri | 65 | 255 | 54.1% | 8% | 36% |
| Pandairipi | 54 | 226 | 73.4% | 1% | 35% |
| Pairimal | 48 | 207 | 62.9% | 0% | 60% |
| Getabali | 53 | 204 | 49.7% | 64% | 8% |
| Irpiguda | 36 | 170 | 42.2% | 48% | 52% |
| Dimili | 29 | 140 | 56.5% | 46% | 53% |
| Badipanga | 24 | 122 | 49.5% | 0% | 95% |
| Retabali | 30 | 121 | 36.0% | 7% | 60% |
| Sakirijodi | 15 | 74 | 1.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Balingi | 7 | 31 | 37.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Giriti | 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 Durgapanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,625
- 1,735 male · 1,890 female
- Households
- 773
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 57.4%
- above Kotagarh block's villages (47.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,089
- above Kotagarh block's villages (1,032)
- Children aged 0–6
- 620
- 17.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,863
- 51.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 622 (17.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,902 (52.5%)
What the 1,863 workers did
- Cultivators146 (7.8%)
- Agricultural labourers92 (4.9%)
- Household industry1 (0.1%)
- Other work43 (2.3%)
- Marginal workers1,581 (84.9%)
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 Durgapanga
How many of the 14 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 33 km², 19% of it sown with crops and 57% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 14
- Middle school4 of 14
- Secondary school2 of 14
- Senior secondary school0 of 14
- Degree college0 of 14
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 14
- Health sub-centre1 of 14
- Anganwadi centre9 of 14
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 14
- Hand pump12 of 14
- Electricity for homes9 of 14
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 14
- Public bus6 of 14
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 14
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 14
- Commercial bank0 of 14
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 14
- Weekly haat1 of 14
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (14), Turmeric (13), Black Gram (11), Maize (3), Vegetables (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 Kotagarh block
- Dharakote
- Gugurumaha
- Jubaguda
- Judaballi
- Kotagarh
- Madaguda
- Marlanga
- Ora
- Parigarh
- Pokari
- Ranipanga
- Sartulu
- Srirampur
- Subaranagiri
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