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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LOKANATH DURGA
Contact: 97****3427
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- LGD code
- 423318
- Pincode
- 766002
- Post office
- Bhawanipatna G.Chowk
- Population
- 1,897
- Households
- 505
- Literacy rate
- 37.3%
- Sex ratio
- 995 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 944
Census 2011 · in context
How Dumal compares
By population, Dumal ranks #8 of 283 villages in Sadar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.3%
−11.6% vs mandal average
Dumal37.3%
Sadar mandal48.9%
Kalahandi district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
995
−6 vs mandal average
Dumal995
Sadar mandal1,001
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
Dumal3.8
Sadar mandal4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dumal at a glance
Dumal is a village of 1,897 people in 505 households (Census 2011) in Sadar block, Kalahandi district, Odisha, the 8th-largest of 283 villages in Sadar block. Literacy is 37%, 12 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 995 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 766002, served by Bhawanipatna G.Chowk post office; the LGD village code is 423318. The sarpanch is LOKANATH DURGA. The population is estimated at 2,237 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kamathana →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumal · this village | 1,897 | 37% | — |
| Kamthana · Sadar | 2,773 | 50% | — |
| Bhangabari · Sadar | 1,083 | 64% | — |
| Badkhairmal · Sadar | 828 | 47% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dumal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHAWANIPATNA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kamthana
- Total area (ha)
- 553
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 3.68
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dumal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dumal
- LGD code
- 423318
- Pincode
- 766002
- Post office
- Bhawanipatna G.Chowk
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,897
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,237
- Households
- 505
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 995
- Literacy rate
- 37.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LOKANATH DURGA
- Block / Mandal
- Sadar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 766002
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dumal
Other villages in Sadar mandal
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- Kamthana
- Nasigaon
- Amatha
- Padiagaon
- Phatakamal
- Haladigarh
- Chheliamal
- Dadpur
- Depur
- Madingpadar
- Kokadmal
- Latakabahali
- Thuapadar
- Tentulikhunti
- Goipita
- Turkel
- Dangaripadar
- Malgaon
- Themera
- Kalam
- Bileikuni
- Kandha Bando Pala
- Chahagaon
- Turpi
- Kusumkhunti
- Karlapada
- Budhipadar
- Bhangabari
- Sagada
- Kasakendu
- Tilajodi
- Risigaon
- Jajaldeipur
- Dakabahali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)