Gram panchayat · Nimapada block · Puri
Dhanua gram panchayat
Dhanua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nimapada block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,319 people in 1,547 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,319
- Literacy
- 87.5%
- Area
- 6.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121025
Villages of Dhanua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekhata | 395 | 1,501 | 85.7% | 5% | 0% |
| Raidbazar | 273 | 1,199 | 91.5% | 9% | 0% |
| Baulapada | 295 | 1,186 | 92.2% | 28% | 0% |
| Harispur | 268 | 1,072 | 82.9% | 19% | 0% |
| Garapada | 105 | 501 | 80.1% | 8% | 0% |
| Mathasahi | 78 | 319 | 91.5% | 12% | 0% |
| Bhuan | 79 | 312 | 89.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Sandhagorada | 54 | 229 | 84.7% | 13% | 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 Dhanua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,319
- 3,216 male · 3,103 female
- Households
- 1,547
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.5%
- above Nimapada block's villages (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 965
- about the same as Nimapada block's villages (973)
- Children aged 0–6
- 672
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,131
- 33.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 839 (13.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,131 workers did
- Cultivators591 (27.7%)
- Agricultural labourers230 (10.8%)
- Household industry46 (2.2%)
- Other work611 (28.7%)
- Marginal workers653 (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 Dhanua
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 7 km², 60% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Vegetables (8), Coconut (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 Nimapada block
- Aerisandha
- Alanda
- Antuara
- Badamachhapur
- Badasirivila
- Baharana
- Balanga
- Bamanala
- Bhiligram
- Bhodar
- Bhogasalada
- Chanrapada
- Chhanijanga
- Deuna
- Dhaleswar
- Gadapadanpur
- Gopinathpur
- Haripur
- Kalapanchana
- Kotakosang
- Miteipur
- Nuasantrha
- Ratilo
- Renchsasan
- Sagada
- Sainsasasan
- Salanga
- Tampalo
- Terundia
- Tulasipur
- Uchhupur
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