Gram panchayat · Balisankara block · Sundargarh
Dhubendand gram panchayat
Dhubendand is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balisankara block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 2,523 people in 578 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Talsara assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 2,523
- Literacy
- 62.8%
- Area
- 14.5 km²
- LGD code
- 275347
Villages of Dhubendand
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhamakpur | 222 | 930 | 54.0% | 1% | 94% |
| Dhubendand | 204 | 856 | 64.5% | 2% | 71% |
| Rapatjore | 152 | 737 | 72.1% | 7% | 83% |
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 Dhubendand
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,523
- 1,283 male · 1,240 female
- Households
- 578
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 62.8%
- below Balisankara block's villages (67.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 966
- below Balisankara block's villages (1,036)
- Children aged 0–6
- 366
- 14.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,447
- 57.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 75 (3.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,096 (83.1%)
What the 1,447 workers did
- Cultivators182 (12.6%)
- Agricultural labourers175 (12.1%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work25 (1.7%)
- Marginal workers1,060 (73.3%)
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 Dhubendand
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 14 km², 47% of it sown with crops and 20% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school0 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 homes0 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Ground Nuts (3), Black Gram (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 Balisankara block
- Balisankara
- Bandega
- Bandhabahal
- Beheradihi
- Birkaldihi
- Deobhubanpur
- Karuabahal
- Kinjirkela
- Kurei
- Kusumura
- Lulukidihi
- Rampur
- Sagbahal
- Saunamura
- Talsara
- Tildega
- Tileikani
- Tumlia
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Dhubendand? Share it with us.