Gram panchayat · Deogaon block · Balangir
Mahalei gram panchayat
Mahalei is a gram panchayat (village council) in Deogaon block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,949 people in 1,228 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bolangir assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 4,949
- Literacy
- 61.1%
- Area
- 19.9 km²
- LGD code
- 115858
Villages of Mahalei
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagada | 317 | 1,300 | 69.8% | 18% | 40% |
| Mahalei | 213 | 847 | 70.5% | 20% | 3% |
| Pandel | 188 | 788 | 63.1% | 9% | 32% |
| Kukurkhai | 126 | 521 | 53.9% | 33% | 9% |
| Balarpali | 133 | 513 | 35.5% | 24% | 59% |
| Budelguma | 93 | 376 | 54.0% | 30% | 45% |
| Katapali | 86 | 341 | 72.7% | 34% | 1% |
| Sargipali | 72 | 263 | 39.8% | 17% | 0% |
| Bagdol | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Mahalei
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,949
- 2,456 male · 2,493 female
- Households
- 1,228
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.1%
- below Deogaon block's villages (67.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,015
- above Deogaon block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 683
- 13.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,540
- 31.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,046 (21.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,320 (26.7%)
What the 1,540 workers did
- Cultivators411 (26.7%)
- Agricultural labourers233 (15.1%)
- Household industry19 (1.2%)
- Other work329 (21.4%)
- Marginal workers548 (35.6%)
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 Mahalei
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 20 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 10% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes3 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus4 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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 Deogaon block
- Arjunpur
- Badbahal
- Badbandh
- Bandhapada
- Brahmanijore
- Deogaon
- Desandh
- Dhandamal
- Dumerpita
- Gaibahal
- Goudgoth
- Gudkhapala
- Hatisara
- Jarasingha
- Kultapada
- Kuturla
- Landapathar
- Makundpur
- Ramachandrapur
- Salepali
- Sarasmal
- Sikuan
- Singhamunda
- Udar
- Uparjhar
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