Gram panchayat · Suliapada block · Mayurbhanj
Dhatika gram panchayat
Dhatika is a gram panchayat (village council) in Suliapada block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,241 people in 796 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Morada assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,241
- Literacy
- 68.7%
- Area
- 7.7 km²
- LGD code
- 120372
Villages of Dhatika
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saradiha | 268 | 1,045 | 60.4% | 0% | 20% |
| Dhatika | 188 | 782 | 75.2% | 0% | 5% |
| Kherna | 170 | 698 | 72.0% | 0% | 16% |
| Dumuria | 119 | 507 | 76.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Kukudajodi | 51 | 209 | 52.4% | 0% | 21% |
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 Dhatika
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,241
- 1,618 male · 1,623 female
- Households
- 796
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.7%
- above Suliapada block's villages (66.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,003
- above Suliapada block's villages (988)
- Children aged 0–6
- 330
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,851
- 57.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3 (0.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 401 (12.4%)
What the 1,851 workers did
- Cultivators166 (9.0%)
- Agricultural labourers135 (7.3%)
- Household industry288 (15.6%)
- Other work75 (4.1%)
- Marginal workers1,187 (64.1%)
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 Dhatika
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 8 km², 12% of it sown with crops and 17% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes3 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Ground Nuts (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 Suliapada block
- Anlakuda
- Badbhalia
- Baghada
- Chuhat
- Deuli
- Fania
- Jhalimara
- Kanimohuli
- Kantisahi
- Kostha
- Kujidihi
- Mahabilla
- Nuagaon
- Paktia
- Ufalgadia
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dhatika? Share it with us.