Gram panchayat · Khunta block · Mayurbhanj
Dengam gram panchayat
Dengam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khunta block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 3,752 people in 937 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baripada assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 3,752
- Literacy
- 45.2%
- Area
- 11.9 km²
- LGD code
- 120237
Villages of Dengam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bipracharanpur | 218 | 844 | 47.7% | 3% | 97% |
| Baniabasa | 167 | 723 | 41.1% | 2% | 94% |
| Dengam | 152 | 543 | 22.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Andiatikira | 120 | 533 | 56.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Mahuldihi | 122 | 464 | 53.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Srirampur | 95 | 388 | 54.3% | 0% | 98% |
| Gopalpur | 35 | 137 | 50.0% | 0% | 98% |
| Jadidar | 28 | 120 | 31.3% | 0% | 79% |
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 Dengam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,752
- 1,876 male · 1,876 female
- Households
- 937
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 45.2%
- below Khunta block's villages (60.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,000
- below Khunta block's villages (1,035)
- Children aged 0–6
- 592
- 15.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,279
- 60.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 37 (1.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,648 (97.2%)
What the 2,279 workers did
- Cultivators438 (19.2%)
- Agricultural labourers505 (22.2%)
- Household industry18 (0.8%)
- Other work69 (3.0%)
- Marginal workers1,249 (54.8%)
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 Dengam
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 12 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes0 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 8
- Weekly haat4 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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 Khunta block
- Badfeni
- Badpathara
- Bahanada
- Bangara
- Basipitha
- Bholagadia
- Brundabanchandrapur
- Dhanghera
- Dukura
- Gadigaon
- Karkachia
- Laxanasahi
- Sapanchua
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