Gram panchayat · Ghatgaon block · Kendujhar
Dhenkikote gram panchayat
Dhenkikote is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ghatgaon block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,181 people in 1,217 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,181
- Literacy
- 76.6%
- Area
- 12.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119339
Villages of Dhenkikote
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhenkikote | 559 | 2,341 | 83.0% | 9% | 26% |
| Tikira | 306 | 1,281 | 77.9% | 2% | 59% |
| Kapasapada | 214 | 974 | 69.5% | 2% | 84% |
| Langalakanti | 138 | 585 | 59.8% | 0% | 70% |
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 Dhenkikote
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,181
- 2,644 male · 2,537 female
- Households
- 1,217
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.6%
- above Ghatgaon block's villages (66.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 960
- below Ghatgaon block's villages (1,003)
- Children aged 0–6
- 619
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,891
- 36.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 259 (5.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,596 (50.1%)
What the 1,891 workers did
- Cultivators167 (8.8%)
- Agricultural labourers41 (2.2%)
- Household industry32 (1.7%)
- Other work883 (46.7%)
- Marginal workers768 (40.6%)
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 Dhenkikote
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 12 km², 8% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school4 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre2 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (4), Oilseed (4).
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 Ghatgaon block
- Badajamuposi
- Badamasinabilla
- Badapichhula
- Balabhadrapur
- Balipokhari
- Barhatipura
- Basantapur
- Bholabeda
- Binida
- Gadadharpur
- Khantaghar
- Manoharpur
- Muktapuir
- Mukundapurpatna
- Paidapatna
- Pandapada
- Patilo
- Pipilia
- Purumunda
- Rutisila
- Santarapur
- Sarasposi
- Sunatangiri
- Tara
- Toranipokhari
- Uperdiha
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