Gram panchayat · Pattamundai block · Kendrapara
Dihapada gram panchayat
Dihapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Pattamundai block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,494 people in 1,376 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,494
- Literacy
- 84.0%
- Area
- 14.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119185
Villages of Dihapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panturi | 435 | 2,439 | 83.5% | 26% | 0% |
| Telengabasanta | 343 | 1,360 | 85.8% | 41% | 0% |
| Gandakul | 255 | 1,236 | 77.1% | 24% | 0% |
| Dihapada | 171 | 747 | 90.5% | 8% | 0% |
| Kataramalla | 89 | 367 | 88.2% | 27% | 0% |
| Sekpur | 83 | 345 | 87.5% | 9% | 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 Dihapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,494
- 3,282 male · 3,212 female
- Households
- 1,376
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.0%
- below Pattamundai block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 979
- below Pattamundai block's villages (1,053)
- Children aged 0–6
- 718
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,369
- 36.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,672 (25.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.0%)
What the 2,369 workers did
- Cultivators697 (29.4%)
- Agricultural labourers132 (5.6%)
- Household industry5 (0.2%)
- Other work267 (11.3%)
- Marginal workers1,268 (53.5%)
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 Dihapada
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 15 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6), Vegetable (6).
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 Pattamundai block
- Alapua
- Amrutamanohi
- Andhara
- Aradapalli
- Bachhara
- Badamohanpur
- Badamulabasanta
- Badapada
- Balabhadrapur
- Balipatana
- Baluria
- Bilikana
- Chandan Nagar
- Damarpur
- Dihudipur
- Dosia
- Gangarampur
- Kakharuni
- Khadianta
- Khanata
- Narasinghpur
- Nilakanthapur
- Oupada
- Penthapal
- Sanjaria
- Sansarfal
- Sasana
- Singhagan
- Srirampur
- Taradipal
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