Gram panchayat · Muribahal block · Balangir
Muribahal gram panchayat
Muribahal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Muribahal block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,181 people in 1,760 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 7,181
- Literacy
- 63.7%
- Area
- 21.3 km²
- LGD code
- 115929
Villages of Muribahal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muribahal | 684 | 2,801 | 70.8% | 20% | 19% |
| Ghantabahali | 230 | 918 | 64.1% | 27% | 7% |
| Pagania | 173 | 677 | 57.8% | 19% | 5% |
| Gambharikhol | 162 | 662 | 48.8% | 23% | 8% |
| Dumerpara | 142 | 592 | 53.6% | 15% | 16% |
| Banbahal | 163 | 589 | 65.3% | 16% | 64% |
| Salepara | 103 | 539 | 66.2% | 21% | 0% |
| Barajura | 103 | 403 | 56.8% | 6% | 3% |
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 Muribahal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,181
- 3,588 male · 3,593 female
- Households
- 1,760
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.7%
- above Muribahal block's villages (55.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,001
- about the same as Muribahal block's villages (1,001)
- Children aged 0–6
- 921
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,378
- 47.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,410 (19.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,159 (16.1%)
What the 3,378 workers did
- Cultivators549 (16.3%)
- Agricultural labourers902 (26.7%)
- Household industry80 (2.4%)
- Other work699 (20.7%)
- Marginal workers1,148 (34.0%)
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 Muribahal
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 21 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes2 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Muribahal block
- Badsaimara
- Bandupala
- Bankel
- Belpadar
- Bitabandh
- Chalki
- Chanabahal
- Dangarpada
- Gadagadabahal
- Ganrei
- Goimund
- Gudighat
- Haldi
- Ichhapada
- Lakhana
- Lebeda
- Malisira
- Patrapali
- Patrapali(Kha)
- Tentulikhunti
- Tupaudar
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Muribahal? Share it with us.