Gram panchayat · Bangriposi block · Mayurbhanj
Dighi gram panchayat
Dighi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bangriposi block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,560 people in 1,268 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bangriposi assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,560
- Literacy
- 62.4%
- Area
- 14.3 km²
- LGD code
- 120087
Villages of Dighi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darakantia | 290 | 1,075 | 61.5% | 2% | 77% |
| Mundhakata | 304 | 968 | 64.0% | 1% | 25% |
| Nitai | 236 | 900 | 61.4% | 13% | 49% |
| Baunsabudi | 178 | 633 | 69.1% | 0% | 62% |
| Dighi | 125 | 442 | 69.4% | 2% | 83% |
| Kasiabeda | 93 | 390 | 50.3% | 0% | 95% |
| Taltikiri | 42 | 152 | 44.7% | 17% | 71% |
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 Dighi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,560
- 2,326 male · 2,234 female
- Households
- 1,268
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 62.4%
- above Bangriposi block's villages (58.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 960
- below Bangriposi block's villages (1,002)
- Children aged 0–6
- 639
- 14.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,555
- 56.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 179 (3.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,757 (60.5%)
What the 2,555 workers did
- Cultivators206 (8.1%)
- Agricultural labourers527 (20.6%)
- Household industry28 (1.1%)
- Other work220 (8.6%)
- Marginal workers1,574 (61.6%)
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 Dighi
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 14 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6).
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 Bangriposi block
- Badagan
- Banakati
- Bangriposi
- Bhuasuni
- Brahmangan
- Budhikhamari
- Chakidi
- Chandanpur
- Dhobanisole
- Golamundakata
- Kalabadia
- Kumbharmundakata
- Kusumbandha
- Nafri
- Nischinta
- Pathuri
- Sorispal
- Syamsundarpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dighi? Share it with us.