Gram panchayat · Marsaghai block · Kendrapara
Akhua-dakhini gram panchayat
Akhua-dakhini is a gram panchayat (village council) in Marsaghai block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,627 people in 1,350 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mahakalapada assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,627
- Literacy
- 82.3%
- Area
- 6.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119150
Villages of Akhua-dakhini
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orisbindha | 271 | 1,198 | 82.7% | 11% | 0% |
| Baulanga | 269 | 1,094 | 82.9% | 4% | 0% |
| Odang | 256 | 1,025 | 79.5% | 16% | 0% |
| Jokia | 175 | 746 | 84.2% | 16% | 0% |
| Abhaypur | 153 | 616 | 88.5% | 19% | 0% |
| Akhuadakhini | 139 | 561 | 86.0% | 19% | 0% |
| Birin dola | 87 | 387 | 68.2% | 21% | 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 Akhua-dakhini
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,627
- 2,882 male · 2,745 female
- Households
- 1,350
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.3%
- below Marsaghai block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- below Marsaghai block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 568
- 10.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,660
- 29.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 761 (13.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,660 workers did
- Cultivators516 (31.1%)
- Agricultural labourers416 (25.1%)
- Household industry31 (1.9%)
- Other work402 (24.2%)
- Marginal workers295 (17.8%)
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 Akhua-dakhini
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 6 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school6 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school2 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office5 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6), Almond (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 Marsaghai block
- Aitipur
- Angulai
- Antei
- Bachherei
- Bandhakata
- Batira
- Beruhna
- Dasipur
- Dumuka
- Garajanga
- Hindulia
- Jalapoka
- Jamapada
- Karilopatna
- Kuhudi
- Mahendirnagar
- Mangarajpur
- Manikunda
- Marsaghai
- Parakula
- Raghabapur
- Silipur
- Talasanga
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