Gram panchayat · Aul block · Kendrapara
Demal gram panchayat
Demal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Aul block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,631 people in 1,410 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Aul assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,631
- Literacy
- 87.0%
- Area
- 4.3 km²
- LGD code
- 119027
Villages of Demal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demal | 491 | 2,381 | 87.8% | 43% | 0% |
| Lokapada | 419 | 2,003 | 89.5% | 8% | 1% |
| Giribandha | 260 | 1,239 | 91.4% | 94% | 0% |
| Mulasahi | 237 | 994 | 74.2% | 99% | 0% |
| Naladia | 3 | 14 | 76.9% | 100% | 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 Demal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,631
- 3,363 male · 3,268 female
- Households
- 1,410
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.0%
- above Aul block's villages (85.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 972
- below Aul block's villages (1,135)
- Children aged 0–6
- 712
- 10.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,849
- 27.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,350 (50.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 23 (0.3%)
What the 1,849 workers did
- Cultivators406 (22.0%)
- Agricultural labourers300 (16.2%)
- Household industry49 (2.7%)
- Other work864 (46.7%)
- Marginal workers230 (12.4%)
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 Demal
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 4 km², 41% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump4 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Aul block
- Arehikana
- Argal
- Atala
- Badambila
- Balakati
- Batipada
- Bhuinpur
- Chandiagari
- Dashipur
- Desahi
- Dimiripal
- Ekamania
- Eradanga
- Gobindapur
- Juania
- Kalaspur
- Ketupal
- Koladiha
- Mahu
- Manikapatna
- Mendhapur
- Narendrapur
- Nial
- Nuapada
- Padanipal
- Palimi
- Patrapur
- Petapada
- Sahira
- Sanamanga
- Sansidha
- Singiri
- Tunga
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