Gram panchayat · Dasamantapur block · Koraput
Dasmanthpur gram panchayat
Dasmanthpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasamantapur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 8,702 people in 2,249 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 8,702
- Literacy
- 54.8%
- Area
- 42.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119764
Villages of Dasmanthpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dasamantapur | 573 | 2,138 | 72.8% | 31% | 19% |
| Chaulkanti | 349 | 1,439 | 44.2% | 4% | 70% |
| Goudabarikanta | 326 | 1,186 | 61.1% | 3% | 26% |
| Baghachema | 253 | 1,046 | 44.2% | 9% | 31% |
| Barikanta | 181 | 878 | 50.5% | 2% | 68% |
| Anagar | 251 | 853 | 51.2% | 9% | 58% |
| Goudakanti | 119 | 447 | 32.1% | 0% | 14% |
| Chandijaniguda(Chindrijodi) | 62 | 227 | 54.2% | 20% | 78% |
| Gambhariguda | 47 | 167 | 43.2% | 0% | 99% |
| Mandiaguda | 36 | 134 | 24.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Karkar | 36 | 128 | 60.9% | 0% | 27% |
| Durukaguda | 16 | 59 | 46.7% | 0% | 88% |
| Dandabad | 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 Dasmanthpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,702
- 4,272 male · 4,430 female
- Households
- 2,249
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.8%
- above Dasamantapur block's villages (42.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,037
- below Dasamantapur block's villages (1,063)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,343
- 15.4% of residents
- Workers
- 4,082
- 46.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 983 (11.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,764 (43.3%)
What the 4,082 workers did
- Cultivators1,022 (25.0%)
- Agricultural labourers375 (9.2%)
- Household industry10 (0.2%)
- Other work575 (14.1%)
- Marginal workers2,100 (51.4%)
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 Dasmanthpur
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 13 villages cover 42 km², 45% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 12
- Middle school5 of 12
- Secondary school2 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college1 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 pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes12 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 12
- Weekly haat1 of 12
- Primary schools
- 14
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Oil Seeds (12), Maize (12), Ragi (12).
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 Dasamantapur block
- A.malkangiri
- Chanabada
- Chikamba
- Duarsuni
- Dumbaguda
- Girligumma
- Godiaguda
- Lulla
- Mujanga
- Murkar
- Nandigam
- Paikphulbeda
- Parajabedapadar
- Pindapadar
- Podagada
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