Gram panchayat · Delanga block · Puri
Dhankera gram panchayat
Dhankera is a gram panchayat (village council) in Delanga block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 7,462 people in 1,716 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pipili assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 7,462
- Literacy
- 86.1%
- Area
- 20.1 km²
- LGD code
- 120913
Villages of Dhankera
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanakera(Egarapana) | 583 | 2,882 | 86.9% | 11% | 0% |
| Biramakundapur | 546 | 2,079 | 90.3% | 15% | 0% |
| Dhanakerapanchapana | 252 | 1,107 | 83.5% | 24% | 0% |
| Nagan | 139 | 686 | 74.8% | 4% | 0% |
| Arada | 97 | 370 | 81.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Prachandapur | 99 | 338 | 88.5% | 4% | 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 Dhankera
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,462
- 3,739 male · 3,723 female
- Households
- 1,716
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.1%
- about the same as Delanga block's villages (86.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 996
- above Delanga block's villages (980)
- Children aged 0–6
- 792
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,881
- 38.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 928 (12.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,881 workers did
- Cultivators1,191 (41.3%)
- Agricultural labourers154 (5.3%)
- Household industry64 (2.2%)
- Other work410 (14.2%)
- Marginal workers1,062 (36.9%)
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 Dhankera
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 20 km², 75% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school4 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 road5 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (5), Oil Sheeds (5).
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 Delanga block
- Abhayamukhi
- Arisal
- Beraboi
- Celangkothabada
- Chainipur
- Ghanipur
- Godiputmatiapada
- Grah Motari
- Gualipada
- Harirajpur
- Jenapur
- Kalyanpur
- Khelaur
- Muninda
- Rench
- Rengal
- Sauria
- Singhberhampur
- Sripurosttampur
- Sujanpur
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