Gram panchayat · Gop block · Puri
Desthali gram panchayat
Desthali is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gop block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,810 people in 1,099 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,810
- Literacy
- 83.9%
- Area
- 8.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120937
Villages of Desthali
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otarasasan | 332 | 1,366 | 77.1% | 26% | 0% |
| Bharago,la | 231 | 1,040 | 87.1% | 22% | 0% |
| Desthali | 138 | 700 | 79.0% | 34% | 0% |
| Simuli | 167 | 642 | 87.3% | 33% | 0% |
| Durgeswar | 106 | 465 | 92.6% | 27% | 0% |
| Kolar | 74 | 343 | 81.8% | 32% | 0% |
| Pindol. | 51 | 254 | 99.1% | 45% | 1% |
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 Desthali
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,810
- 2,427 male · 2,383 female
- Households
- 1,099
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.9%
- about the same as Gop block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 982
- about the same as Gop block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 500
- 10.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,819
- 37.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,388 (28.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.1%)
What the 1,819 workers did
- Cultivators374 (20.6%)
- Agricultural labourers713 (39.2%)
- Household industry15 (0.8%)
- Other work160 (8.8%)
- Marginal workers557 (30.6%)
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 Desthali
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 8 km², 83% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school0 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Betel (2).
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 Gop block
- Achutapur
- Andhra Ichhapur
- Badagaon
- Badatara
- Banakhandi
- Baniasahi
- Bantaligram
- Birtung
- Bodapur
- Boulanga
- Chhaitana
- Davara
- Dhumala
- Erabanga
- Gadabhingura
- Ganeswarpur
- Gop
- Ishanpur
- Itibhuan
- Jangalbori
- Kuanpada
- Mahalapada
- Nagapur
- Nuakholamara
- Payara
- Rahangorada
- Simili
- Sorava
- Sutan
- Tarakor
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