Dokanda, Kanas

Dokanda is a village located in the Satyabadi Tehsil of Puri district of Odisha. The village falls in Kanas block and comes under Bokanda Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Dokanda is 2.6 thousands out of which 1.3 thousands are males and rest 1.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 942 females per 1000 males. There are around 292 teenagers in Dokanda. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 1.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.1 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 558 households in Dokanda, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 891. The pincode of Dokanda is 752017 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Kanas Sub Post office
• Basantapur Branch Post office
• Gadisagoda Branch Post office
• Garhbadaput Branch Post office
• Garhbalabhadrapur Branch Post office

Schools

Dokanda has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Nilakantha Dev Bidyapitha, Tentulimul
• Nua Dokanda Project Upper Primary School
• Dokanda Primary School

Hospitals

Dokanda has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Nandigada Primary Health Center
• Harichandiprasad Primary Health Center
• Gadasahi Sub-Center
• Mandarbasta Primary Health Center
• Balabhadrapur Sub-Center

Banks

Dokanda has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Indian Overseas Bank Kanas
• State Bank of India Kanas