Gram panchayat · Saharapada block · Kendujhar
Damahuda gram panchayat
Damahuda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saharapada block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,104 people in 846 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patna assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,104
- Literacy
- 63.0%
- Area
- 16.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119496
Villages of Damahuda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golakunda | 181 | 822 | 54.0% | 0% | 97% |
| Belasarei | 154 | 713 | 65.4% | 4% | 42% |
| Damahuda | 130 | 623 | 55.5% | 6% | 83% |
| Uchatanagar | 115 | 550 | 74.1% | 3% | 90% |
| Badaposi | 81 | 505 | 56.1% | 0% | 94% |
| Kumudabahali | 105 | 467 | 66.3% | 3% | 37% |
| Gajapathar | 80 | 424 | 76.4% | 4% | 16% |
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 Damahuda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,104
- 1,997 male · 2,107 female
- Households
- 846
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.0%
- below Saharapada block's villages (65.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,055
- above Saharapada block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 665
- 16.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,399
- 58.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 109 (2.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,821 (68.7%)
What the 2,399 workers did
- Cultivators968 (40.4%)
- Agricultural labourers442 (18.4%)
- Household industry14 (0.6%)
- Other work208 (8.7%)
- Marginal workers767 (32.0%)
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 Damahuda
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 17 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 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 homes5 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (2), Mustard (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 Saharapada block
- Baikala
- Barbil
- Dalapaka
- Digaposi
- Gandabeda
- Goras
- Kapundi
- Khadikapada
- Khajirapat
- Khuntapada
- Kundula
- Machhagarh
- Mallarpada
- Raidiha
- Saharpada
- Sankhua
- Silipada
- Tendara
- Udayapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Damahuda? Share it with us.