Gram panchayat · Korukonda block · Malkangiri
Dudametta gram panchayat
Dudametta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Korukonda block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,313 people in 885 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chitrakonda assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,313
- Literacy
- 46.0%
- Area
- 19.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119964
Villages of Dudametta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balakati | 465 | 2,238 | 54.6% | 54% | 38% |
| Palmeta | 119 | 650 | 30.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Kichipalli | 137 | 620 | 28.1% | 3% | 95% |
| Dudameta | 89 | 439 | 69.3% | 1% | 98% |
| Churuguda | 75 | 366 | 19.3% | 0% | 100% |
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 Dudametta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,313
- 2,160 male · 2,153 female
- Households
- 885
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 46.0%
- about the same as Korukonda block's villages (47.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 997
- below Korukonda block's villages (1,032)
- Children aged 0–6
- 828
- 19.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,431
- 56.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,239 (28.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,895 (67.1%)
What the 2,431 workers did
- Cultivators844 (34.7%)
- Agricultural labourers358 (14.7%)
- Household industry10 (0.4%)
- Other work57 (2.3%)
- Marginal workers1,162 (47.8%)
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 Dudametta
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 20 km², 17% of it sown with crops and 23% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Korukonda block
- Chitapari-iii
- Kamwada
- Korukonda
- Mariwada
- Nakamamudi
- Nilakamberu
- Old-chimitapalli
- Potrel
- Somanathpur
- Tarlakotta
- Tumuspalli
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dudametta? Share it with us.