Gram panchayat · Anandapur block · Kendujhar
Dhakotha gram panchayat
Dhakotha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Anandapur block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 9,008 people in 1,914 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 9,008
- Literacy
- 69.4%
- Area
- 16.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119253
Villages of Dhakotha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badaektali | 413 | 1,826 | 62.2% | 4% | 61% |
| Marsapal | 262 | 1,226 | 61.2% | 1% | 87% |
| Amarnga | 243 | 1,212 | 69.7% | 7% | 66% |
| Dhakotha | 206 | 1,045 | 79.0% | 14% | 1% |
| Bhalukhuma | 197 | 1,024 | 85.8% | 23% | 1% |
| Jalinanda | 186 | 954 | 55.2% | 0% | 93% |
| Bandha | 120 | 523 | 81.6% | 100% | 0% |
| Nahaguna | 106 | 434 | 85.9% | 44% | 0% |
| Kundakot | 100 | 421 | 79.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Salukdahi | 74 | 310 | 32.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Baunsapal | 7 | 33 | 90.0% | 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 Dhakotha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,008
- 4,511 male · 4,497 female
- Households
- 1,914
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.4%
- above Anandapur block's villages (64.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 997
- about the same as Anandapur block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,225
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,517
- 39.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,282 (14.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,207 (46.7%)
What the 3,517 workers did
- Cultivators1,263 (35.9%)
- Agricultural labourers242 (6.9%)
- Household industry38 (1.1%)
- Other work468 (13.3%)
- Marginal workers1,506 (42.8%)
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 Dhakotha
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 17 km², 55% of it sown with crops and 15% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 11
- Middle school4 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre10 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump10 of 11
- Electricity for homes5 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 11
- Weekly haat2 of 11
- Primary schools
- 14
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Vegetables (11), Oilseed (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 Anandapur block
- Bailo
- Baunsagarh
- Belabahali
- Budhikuda
- Gayalamunda
- Haridapal
- Jalasuan
- Kantipal
- Kathakata
- Kodapada
- Kolimati
- Manoharpur
- Mochinda
- Panasadiha
- Panchupalli
- Salabani
- Taratara
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