Gram panchayat · Papadahandi block · Nabarangpur
Dengaguda gram panchayat
Dengaguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Papadahandi block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,209 people in 1,417 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dabugam assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,209
- Literacy
- 35.7%
- Area
- 17.9 km²
- LGD code
- 120513
Villages of Dengaguda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biriguda | 656 | 2,893 | 37.4% | 23% | 43% |
| Kharki | 283 | 1,201 | 40.2% | 27% | 63% |
| Dengaguda | 206 | 917 | 31.4% | 8% | 45% |
| Bhandia | 184 | 781 | 26.2% | 18% | 72% |
| Khutuguda | 88 | 417 | 37.9% | 0% | 90% |
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 Dengaguda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,209
- 3,066 male · 3,143 female
- Households
- 1,417
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 35.7%
- below Papadahandi block's villages (43.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,025
- about the same as Papadahandi block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,128
- 18.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,879
- 46.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,205 (19.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,356 (54.1%)
What the 2,879 workers did
- Cultivators701 (24.3%)
- Agricultural labourers265 (9.2%)
- Household industry38 (1.3%)
- Other work138 (4.8%)
- Marginal workers1,737 (60.3%)
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 Dengaguda
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 18 km², 53% of it sown with crops and 16% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat2 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (3), Maize (1), Sugarcane (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 Papadahandi block
- Chandrapur
- Chercheta
- Dangara
- Gadabakotra
- Ghataguda
- Hatibeda
- Jatabal
- Kantamal
- Khutubai
- Maidalpur
- Majhiguda
- Manigam
- Mokia
- Naktiguda
- Nuakote
- Papadahandi
- Patri
- Pondikote
- Sanabarli
- Semala
- Sirisi
- Tumbarla
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