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Gram panchayat · Phiringia block · Kandhamal

Dimiriguda gram panchayat

Dimiriguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Phiringia block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 18 villages, home to 4,593 people in 1,040 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Phulbani assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
18
Population (2011)
4,593
Literacy
50.3%
Area
35.4 km²
LGD code
118960

Villages of Dimiriguda

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Dangerkia17380645.2%0%70%
Dimiriguda18375661.3%36%26%
Sripalla11446142.0%16%72%
Karekamba8538349.5%21%63%
Barigura8037753.0%38%44%
Shraripanga7230952.1%19%81%
Kekiringia5022763.7%22%65%
Bagali4722265.8%0%74%
Dagarpadar3616151.8%5%50%
Uparatamatangia3415733.9%0%90%
Milupara3112751.5%5%79%
Talatamtangia2311728.4%0%81%
Sripallajangala2911349.5%0%95%
Gadadi2110034.1%0%46%
Gandapada2510024.7%1%84%
Kalasapadar188747.4%45%51%
Dandasahi156558.0%2%98%
Jutajargi42570.6%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 Dimiriguda

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,593
2,274 male · 2,319 female
Households
1,040
about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
50.3%
below Phiringia block's villages (59.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,020
below Phiringia block's villages (1,049)
Children aged 0–6
718
15.6% of residents
Workers
2,406
52.4% of residents
Scheduled Castes
737 (16.0%)
Scheduled Tribes
2,822 (61.4%)

What the 2,406 workers did

  • Cultivators535 (22.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers301 (12.5%)
  • Household industry54 (2.2%)
  • Other work84 (3.5%)
  • Marginal workers1,432 (59.5%)

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 Dimiriguda

How many of the 18 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 18 villages cover 35 km², 25% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.

Education

  • Primary school13 of 18
  • Middle school3 of 18
  • Secondary school0 of 18
  • Senior secondary school0 of 18
  • Degree college0 of 18

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 18
  • Health sub-centre1 of 18
  • Anganwadi centre16 of 18

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 18
  • Hand pump18 of 18
  • Electricity for homes7 of 18

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road0 of 18
  • Public bus0 of 18
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 18

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 18
  • Commercial bank0 of 18
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 18
  • Weekly haat0 of 18
Primary schools
15
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
0
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Horse Gram (6), Maize (6), Ragi (5), Black Gram (4), Turmeric (2), Mustard (1), Gram (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 Phiringia block

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