Gram panchayat · Brahmagiri block · Puri
Dharanikudi gram panchayat
Dharanikudi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Brahmagiri block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,283 people in 737 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brahmagiri assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,283
- Literacy
- 85.0%
- Area
- 10.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120895
Villages of Dharanikudi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dharanikudi | 501 | 2,286 | 84.7% | 2% | 0% |
| Janla | 123 | 513 | 95.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Khetandi no-2 | 59 | 266 | 75.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Chandumal | 54 | 218 | 75.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Khetandi No-1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Dharanikudi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,283
- 1,698 male · 1,585 female
- Households
- 737
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.0%
- above Brahmagiri block's villages (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 933
- below Brahmagiri block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 335
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,107
- 33.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 48 (1.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,107 workers did
- Cultivators265 (23.9%)
- Agricultural labourers33 (3.0%)
- Household industry11 (1.0%)
- Other work67 (6.1%)
- Marginal workers731 (66.0%)
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 Dharanikudi
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 11 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre2 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Brahmagiri block
- Ambapada
- Badabenakudi
- Balikerapachhipala
- Bentapur
- Bhubanpur
- Brahmagiri
- Brahmunia
- Chapamanik
- Dimirisona
- Ghatakudi
- Gorual
- Grahrodanga
- Kadajit
- Kahalapada
- Kandogoda
- Kapileswarpur
- Kusubendi
- Manapada
- Niajapur
- Palanka
- Rahadamalla
- Raididhara
- Rebana Nuagaon
- Talamala
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