Gram panchayat · Maneswar block · Sambalpur
Dhama gram panchayat
Dhama is a gram panchayat (village council) in Maneswar block of Sambalpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,191 people in 1,056 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rairakhol assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,191
- Literacy
- 77.4%
- Area
- 8.9 km²
- LGD code
- 121373
Villages of Dhama
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhama | 523 | 2,247 | 81.3% | 48% | 12% |
| Khinda | 278 | 957 | 67.1% | 53% | 23% |
| Ainlapali | 119 | 411 | 73.0% | 27% | 35% |
| Charpali | 72 | 315 | 82.4% | 19% | 0% |
| Nuagaon | 64 | 261 | 82.2% | 43% | 5% |
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 Dhama
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,191
- 2,151 male · 2,040 female
- Households
- 1,056
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.4%
- above Maneswar block's villages (75.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 948
- below Maneswar block's villages (964)
- Children aged 0–6
- 444
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,747
- 41.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,865 (44.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 646 (15.4%)
What the 1,747 workers did
- Cultivators161 (9.2%)
- Agricultural labourers162 (9.3%)
- Household industry274 (15.7%)
- Other work753 (43.1%)
- Marginal workers397 (22.7%)
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 Dhama
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 9 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus2 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (4), Oilseeds (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 Maneswar block
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