Gram panchayat · Nimapada block · Puri
Dhaleswar gram panchayat
Dhaleswar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nimapada block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 5,426 people in 1,245 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 5,426
- Literacy
- 87.9%
- Area
- 9.7 km²
- LGD code
- 121024
Villages of Dhaleswar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaleswar | 259 | 1,055 | 87.4% | 41% | 0% |
| Dahijanga | 162 | 798 | 90.8% | 15% | 0% |
| Arilo | 141 | 656 | 93.6% | 1% | 0% |
| Nambilo | 133 | 555 | 87.4% | 21% | 0% |
| Pateligan | 131 | 545 | 90.5% | 14% | 2% |
| Uhanga | 141 | 527 | 79.5% | 39% | 0% |
| Alandi | 87 | 460 | 90.0% | 19% | 0% |
| Kopinda | 94 | 365 | 88.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Budhei | 77 | 362 | 77.8% | 62% | 0% |
| Odakhanda | 18 | 94 | 89.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Kaijanga | 2 | 9 | 85.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Dhaleswar Deuli | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Mamadalachhaka | 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 Dhaleswar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,426
- 2,734 male · 2,692 female
- Households
- 1,245
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.9%
- above Nimapada block's villages (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 985
- above Nimapada block's villages (973)
- Children aged 0–6
- 533
- 9.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,788
- 33.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,276 (23.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 10 (0.2%)
What the 1,788 workers did
- Cultivators781 (43.7%)
- Agricultural labourers325 (18.2%)
- Household industry13 (0.7%)
- Other work354 (19.8%)
- Marginal workers315 (17.6%)
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 Dhaleswar
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 10 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 11
- Middle school3 of 11
- Secondary school1 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre10 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump10 of 11
- Electricity for homes10 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Vegetables (4).
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 Nimapada block
- Aerisandha
- Alanda
- Antuara
- Badamachhapur
- Badasirivila
- Baharana
- Balanga
- Bamanala
- Bhiligram
- Bhodar
- Bhogasalada
- Chanrapada
- Chhanijanga
- Deuna
- Dhanua
- Gadapadanpur
- Gopinathpur
- Haripur
- Kalapanchana
- Kotakosang
- Miteipur
- Nuasantrha
- Ratilo
- Renchsasan
- Sagada
- Sainsasasan
- Salanga
- Tampalo
- Terundia
- Tulasipur
- Uchhupur
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