Gram panchayat · Subdega block · Sundargarh
Damkuda gram panchayat
Damkuda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Subdega block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 2,604 people in 625 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Talsara assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 2,604
- Literacy
- 67.7%
- Area
- 18.6 km²
- LGD code
- 121740
Villages of Damkuda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damkuda | 437 | 1,741 | 67.9% | 9% | 74% |
| Rampur | 121 | 515 | 67.1% | 3% | 88% |
| Peruabhadi | 67 | 348 | 67.2% | 4% | 94% |
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 Damkuda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,604
- 1,295 male · 1,309 female
- Households
- 625
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.7%
- below Subdega block's villages (69.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,011
- about the same as Subdega block's villages (1,010)
- Children aged 0–6
- 355
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,226
- 47.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 190 (7.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,063 (79.2%)
What the 1,226 workers did
- Cultivators132 (10.8%)
- Agricultural labourers245 (20.0%)
- Household industry3 (0.2%)
- Other work127 (10.4%)
- Marginal workers719 (58.6%)
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 Damkuda
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 19 km², 40% of it sown with crops and 20% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school1 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes2 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 3
- Public bus1 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Subdega block
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