Gram panchayat · Begunia block · Khordha
Durgapur gram panchayat
Durgapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Begunia block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 7,156 people in 1,532 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Begunia assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 7,156
- Literacy
- 86.1%
- Area
- 15.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119583
Villages of Durgapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karadagadia | 344 | 1,602 | 87.8% | 1% | 0% |
| Managobindapur | 204 | 1,021 | 76.6% | 46% | 11% |
| Bengitangi | 196 | 888 | 79.3% | 5% | 17% |
| Botalama | 169 | 802 | 88.3% | 0% | 17% |
| Gokulapur | 141 | 714 | 95.4% | 12% | 17% |
| Lalitadeipurpatana | 131 | 586 | 88.5% | 43% | 0% |
| Ramasingprasad | 105 | 448 | 91.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Jagannathpurpatna | 82 | 419 | 88.8% | 2% | 0% |
| Durgapur | 65 | 274 | 81.0% | 2% | 0% |
| Narasinghpur | 51 | 199 | 84.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Nilakanthapurpatna | 33 | 161 | 94.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Sikharada | 11 | 42 | 94.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Kesarada | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Phulachhachuni | 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 Durgapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,156
- 3,681 male · 3,475 female
- Households
- 1,532
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.1%
- about the same as Begunia block's villages (85.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 944
- about the same as Begunia block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 794
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,578
- 36.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 883 (12.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 525 (7.3%)
What the 2,578 workers did
- Cultivators327 (12.7%)
- Agricultural labourers507 (19.7%)
- Household industry69 (2.7%)
- Other work854 (33.1%)
- Marginal workers821 (31.8%)
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 Durgapur
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 16 km², 53% of it sown with crops and 10% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 12
- Middle school6 of 12
- Secondary school1 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre2 of 12
- Anganwadi centre10 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump11 of 12
- Electricity for homes8 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop7 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Pulses (2), Black Gram (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 Begunia block
- Badaberana
- Baghamari
- Begunia
- Botalama
- Deuli
- Dingara
- Gadamanitri
- Govuindapur
- Haja
- Hirapur
- Kantabada
- Kunjuri
- Pangarasingh
- Podadiha
- Rasdhakantapur
- Rautapada
- Sagadabhanga
- Sarua
- Siko
- Simora
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Durgapur? Share it with us.