Gram panchayat · Hatadihi block · Kendujhar
Dhenka gram panchayat
Dhenka is a gram panchayat (village council) in Hatadihi block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 9,206 people in 1,939 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Anandapur assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 9,206
- Literacy
- 75.4%
- Area
- 17.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119391
Villages of Dhenka
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhenka | 524 | 2,371 | 81.4% | 29% | 31% |
| Sangam | 378 | 2,039 | 68.1% | 12% | 57% |
| Kaniari | 362 | 1,503 | 83.0% | 37% | 16% |
| Purunapani | 173 | 917 | 51.7% | 0% | 99% |
| Jhanajhana | 158 | 802 | 55.6% | 4% | 91% |
| Barigaon | 134 | 584 | 88.5% | 35% | 0% |
| Motaragadia | 62 | 294 | 90.8% | 52% | 2% |
| Tentulipadi | 48 | 251 | 85.7% | 21% | 12% |
| Badaambagadia | 55 | 237 | 88.8% | 5% | 0% |
| Dharampur | 45 | 208 | 96.7% | 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 Dhenka
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,206
- 4,630 male · 4,576 female
- Households
- 1,939
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.4%
- below Hatadihi block's villages (80.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 988
- about the same as Hatadihi block's villages (980)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,264
- 13.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,275
- 35.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,946 (21.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,813 (41.4%)
What the 3,275 workers did
- Cultivators858 (26.2%)
- Agricultural labourers244 (7.5%)
- Household industry18 (0.5%)
- Other work499 (15.2%)
- Marginal workers1,656 (50.6%)
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 Dhenka
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 17 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 10
- Middle school8 of 10
- Secondary school4 of 10
- Senior secondary school1 of 10
- Degree college1 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre1 of 10
- Anganwadi centre10 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes8 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 10
- Public bus6 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 10
- Weekly haat1 of 10
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 9
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Sesame (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 Hatadihi block
- Aitipur
- Akarua
- Ambo
- Anara
- Badarampas
- Balibarei
- Bancho
- Bangore
- Danar
- Dhanurjayapur
- Gedama
- Habaleswar
- Hadagarh
- Hatadihi
- Inchol
- Jambhira
- Kaligaon
- Kanleibalipal
- Mareigaon
- Orali
- Padhiaripally
- Panchugochia
- Pandado
- Sadanga
- Sadha
- Salania
- Samana
- Sasanga
- Soso
- Sulana
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