Gram panchayat · Koraput block · Koraput
Devighat gram panchayat
Devighat is a gram panchayat (village council) in Koraput block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,968 people in 808 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,968
- Literacy
- 52.9%
- Area
- 13.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119800
Villages of Devighat
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devighat | 378 | 1,498 | 64.9% | 7% | 59% |
| Bogeipodar | 211 | 662 | 33.5% | 0% | 93% |
| Doudapadar | 186 | 640 | 42.4% | 26% | 49% |
| Lauriguda | 33 | 168 | 58.7% | 8% | 75% |
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 Devighat
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,968
- 1,558 male · 1,410 female
- Households
- 808
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 52.9%
- above Koraput block's villages (48.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 905
- below Koraput block's villages (1,066)
- Children aged 0–6
- 446
- 15.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,277
- 43.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 280 (9.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,935 (65.2%)
What the 1,277 workers did
- Cultivators47 (3.7%)
- Agricultural labourers28 (2.2%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work253 (19.8%)
- Marginal workers949 (74.3%)
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 Devighat
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 14 km², 37% of it sown with crops and 14% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Ragi (4), Nizer (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 Koraput block
- Badasuku
- Dumuripadar
- Kendar
- Kerenga
- Lankaput
- Litiguda
- M Arichmal
- Mahadeiput
- Manbar
- Mastiput
- Mathalput
- Padmapur
- Umuri
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Devighat? Share it with us.