Gram panchayat · Kaptipada block · Mayurbhanj
Dewanbahali gram panchayat
Dewanbahali is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kaptipada block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,297 people in 1,081 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Karanjia assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 5,297
- Literacy
- 34.0%
- Area
- 22.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120196
Villages of Dewanbahali
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewanbahali | 628 | 3,157 | 29.5% | 0% | 85% |
| Siriapal | 253 | 1,178 | 42.4% | 0% | 61% |
| Bisungaon | 200 | 962 | 37.5% | 0% | 69% |
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 Dewanbahali
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,297
- 2,608 male · 2,689 female
- Households
- 1,081
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 34.0%
- below Kaptipada block's villages (54.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,031
- above Kaptipada block's villages (997)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,196
- 22.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,739
- 51.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 13 (0.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,078 (77.0%)
What the 2,739 workers did
- Cultivators885 (32.3%)
- Agricultural labourers473 (17.3%)
- Household industry6 (0.2%)
- Other work56 (2.0%)
- Marginal workers1,319 (48.2%)
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 Dewanbahali
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 23 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 29% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes1 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus1 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Kaptipada block
- Badbisole
- Badgudugudia
- Badkhaladi
- Chakradharpur
- Debla
- Jadida
- Jambani
- Jayantipata-samil-jamdiha
- Jhinkpada
- Kalamgadia
- Kaptipada
- Kolialam
- Labanyadeipur
- Majhigadia
- Mankadapada
- Notto
- Nudadiha
- Padmapokhari
- Pedagadi
- Pingu
- Ramchandrapur
- Ranipokhari
- Salchua
- Sarat
- Sardiha
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