Gram panchayat · Kendrapada block · Kendrapara
Dhumat gram panchayat
Dhumat is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendrapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 5,218 people in 1,197 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 5,218
- Literacy
- 86.5%
- Area
- 5.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119104
Villages of Dhumat
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhumat | 741 | 3,167 | 87.3% | 23% | 0% |
| DhumatSasan | 456 | 2,051 | 85.4% | 37% | 5% |
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 Dhumat
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,218
- 2,536 male · 2,682 female
- Households
- 1,197
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.5%
- above Kendrapada block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,058
- above Kendrapada block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 537
- 10.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,401
- 26.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,490 (28.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 102 (2.0%)
What the 1,401 workers did
- Cultivators186 (13.3%)
- Agricultural labourers242 (17.3%)
- Household industry59 (4.2%)
- Other work427 (30.5%)
- Marginal workers487 (34.8%)
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 Dhumat
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 5 km², 56% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Pulses (2).
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 Kendrapada block
- Ayeba
- Bagada
- Baro
- Bhagabatpur
- Bharatpur
- Chakroda
- Chandanpur
- Charigaon
- Dhola
- Gangapada
- Ghagara
- Gulnagar
- Indupur
- Jamdhar
- Kalapada
- Kansar
- Kapaleswar
- Keshpur
- Koro
- Kutarang
- Nikirai
- Ostapur
- Palasingha
- Purushottampur
- Sanamanatia
- Shyamsundarpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dhumat? Share it with us.