Gram panchayat · Nandahandi block · Nabarangpur
Dahana gram panchayat
Dahana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nandahandi block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,049 people in 1,525 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nabarangpur assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,049
- Literacy
- 54.0%
- Area
- 25 km²
- LGD code
- 120500
Villages of Dahana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dahana | 477 | 2,018 | 61.2% | 9% | 50% |
| Nuagan | 357 | 1,367 | 41.2% | 13% | 61% |
| Antasor | 255 | 963 | 58.5% | 33% | 54% |
| Meranas | 183 | 658 | 51.5% | 50% | 37% |
| Marali | 126 | 558 | 62.1% | 5% | 60% |
| Mantriguda | 127 | 485 | 43.8% | 45% | 47% |
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 Dahana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,049
- 2,977 male · 3,072 female
- Households
- 1,525
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.0%
- above Nandahandi block's villages (47.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,032
- about the same as Nandahandi block's villages (1,039)
- Children aged 0–6
- 940
- 15.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,733
- 45.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,246 (20.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,173 (52.5%)
What the 2,733 workers did
- Cultivators283 (10.4%)
- Agricultural labourers64 (2.3%)
- Household industry22 (0.8%)
- Other work277 (10.1%)
- Marginal workers2,087 (76.4%)
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 Dahana
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 25 km², 42% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Maize (4), Sugar Cane (1), Wheat (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 Nandahandi block
- Baniamaliguda
- Dangarbheja
- Dhandra
- Jagannathpur
- Jhadabandhaguda
- Mentri
- Nandahandi
- Nishnahandi
- Padalguda
- Sindhiguda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dahana? Share it with us.