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Gram panchayat · Muribahal block · Balangir

Malisira gram panchayat

Malisira is a gram panchayat (village council) in Muribahal block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,926 people in 1,537 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
8
Population (2011)
5,926
Literacy
55.4%
Area
18.2 km²
LGD code
115928

Villages of Malisira

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Malisira4231,63855.9%18%21%
Desil2691,08462.0%18%10%
Kharali17168743.4%2%30%
Chiknibahali15863959.7%20%55%
Dengapadar16059058.9%12%38%
Khairmal16657553.6%16%22%
Dangabanji10236750.8%0%89%
Bhutisada8834650.5%2%49%

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 Malisira

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,926
2,933 male · 2,993 female
Households
1,537
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
55.4%
about the same as Muribahal block's villages (55.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,020
above Muribahal block's villages (1,001)
Children aged 0–6
850
14.3% of residents
Workers
2,607
44.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
799 (13.5%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,856 (31.3%)

What the 2,607 workers did

  • Cultivators380 (14.6%)
  • Agricultural labourers415 (15.9%)
  • Household industry34 (1.3%)
  • Other work139 (5.3%)
  • Marginal workers1,639 (62.9%)

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 Malisira

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 8 villages cover 18 km², and 50% forest.

Education

  • Primary school7 of 8
  • Middle school1 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 homes5 of 8

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road7 of 8
  • Public bus0 of 8
  • Mobile phone coverage8 of 8

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 8
  • Commercial bank0 of 8
  • Ration (PDS) shop7 of 8
  • Weekly haat0 of 8
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
1
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).

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 Muribahal block

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