Gram panchayat · Badasahi block · Mayurbhanj
Durgapur gram panchayat
Durgapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badasahi block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 7,247 people in 1,729 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Badasahi assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 7,247
- Literacy
- 67.2%
- Area
- 12.6 km²
- LGD code
- 120044
Villages of Durgapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agual | 248 | 988 | 63.1% | 7% | 39% |
| Dalki | 195 | 854 | 60.0% | 24% | 10% |
| Rangpani | 208 | 829 | 72.0% | 30% | 25% |
| Kolkotha | 158 | 717 | 71.0% | 3% | 68% |
| Gobarasul | 183 | 712 | 58.4% | 31% | 38% |
| Astapura | 164 | 656 | 78.1% | 48% | 0% |
| Gandhali | 142 | 602 | 77.2% | 0% | 17% |
| Asukanda | 139 | 556 | 67.0% | 3% | 74% |
| Tikarbati | 115 | 496 | 65.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Trilochanpur | 85 | 408 | 62.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Purunapani | 68 | 327 | 68.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Pandupal | 24 | 102 | 56.0% | 23% | 72% |
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
- 7,247
- 3,644 male · 3,603 female
- Households
- 1,729
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.2%
- above Badasahi block's villages (64.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 989
- about the same as Badasahi block's villages (988)
- Children aged 0–6
- 985
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 4,264
- 58.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,112 (15.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,746 (37.9%)
What the 4,264 workers did
- Cultivators388 (9.1%)
- Agricultural labourers410 (9.6%)
- Household industry244 (5.7%)
- Other work261 (6.1%)
- Marginal workers2,961 (69.4%)
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 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 12 villages cover 13 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 12
- Middle school2 of 12
- Secondary school2 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre11 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes10 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 12
- Weekly haat1 of 12
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Badasahi block
- Badasahi
- Balabhadrapur
- Bhimda
- Bireswarpur
- Chandanpur
- Chhelia(A)
- Deulia
- Gudialbandha
- Jadunathpur
- Jarkani
- Joginuagaon
- Kendudiha
- Khanua
- Kochilakhunta
- Madhapur
- Manatri
- Mangobindpur
- Naupal
- Patisari
- Paunsia
- Pratappur
- Purnachandrapur
- Salgaon
- Sankerko
- Sialighaty
- Suhagpur
- Talapada
- Tangasole
- Uthaninuagaon
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