Gram panchayat · Saharapada block · Kendujhar
Digaposi gram panchayat
Digaposi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saharapada block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 2,930 people in 616 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patna assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 2,930
- Literacy
- 58.7%
- Area
- 17.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119497
Villages of Digaposi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digaposi | 199 | 1,054 | 64.8% | 3% | 88% |
| Gainsiri | 91 | 490 | 42.0% | 4% | 94% |
| Godheinali | 69 | 330 | 52.0% | 11% | 82% |
| Chadeibhure | 75 | 329 | 66.5% | 5% | 75% |
| Bhangabilla | 61 | 251 | 58.5% | 0% | 68% |
| Hinjalagadia | 57 | 197 | 61.0% | 6% | 0% |
| Sankhasara | 35 | 151 | 66.2% | 55% | 45% |
| Asanabani | 22 | 98 | 48.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Chuapani | 7 | 30 | 73.9% | 0% | 13% |
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 Digaposi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,930
- 1,433 male · 1,497 female
- Households
- 616
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 58.7%
- below Saharapada block's villages (65.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,045
- about the same as Saharapada block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 443
- 15.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,771
- 60.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 195 (6.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,248 (76.7%)
What the 1,771 workers did
- Cultivators538 (30.4%)
- Agricultural labourers186 (10.5%)
- Household industry13 (0.7%)
- Other work139 (7.8%)
- Marginal workers895 (50.5%)
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 Digaposi
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 18 km², 11% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre8 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes5 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (2), Mustard (1), Biri (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
- Damahuda
- 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 Digaposi? Share it with us.