Gram panchayat · Khaira block · Balasore

Makhanpur gram panchayat

Makhanpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khaira block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 6,671 people in 1,540 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Simulia assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 14
Population (2011): 6,671
Literacy: 82.7%
Area: 13.8 km²
LGD code: 116221

Villages of Makhanpur

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Saundia	428	1,710	87.6%	15%	0%
Taranga	237	1,143	81.9%	45%	0%
Khirapada	233	1,049	71.5%	37%	1%
Bhatapada	111	474	70.7%	60%	3%
Makhanpur	88	425	89.6%	23%	0%
Durgapur	72	330	82.1%	5%	0%
Bhaskarpur	76	308	93.4%	8%	0%
Medinipur	69	306	85.2%	26%	0%
Anantapur	66	265	88.9%	0%	0%
Kasindipur	60	256	69.8%	2%	28%
Katpur	43	164	90.9%	24%	0%
Dularpur	33	144	94.6%	0%	0%
Anantabad	16	70	86.6%	0%	0%
Basindipur	8	27	88.5%	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 Makhanpur

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 6,671; 3,350 male · 3,321 female
Households: 1,540; about 4.3 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 82.7%; above Khaira block's villages (81.6%)
Females per 1,000 males: 991; below Khaira block's villages (1,016)
Children aged 0–6: 877; 13.1% of residents
Workers: 2,409; 36.1% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 1,700 (25.5%)
Scheduled Tribes: 97 (1.5%)

What the 2,409 workers did

Cultivators935 (38.8%)
Agricultural labourers481 (20.0%)
Household industry14 (0.6%)
Other work233 (9.7%)
Marginal workers746 (31.0%)

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 Makhanpur

How many of the 14 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 14 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.

Education

Primary school8 of 14
Middle school5 of 14
Secondary school3 of 14
Senior secondary school0 of 14
Degree college0 of 14

Health

Primary health centre0 of 14
Health sub-centre0 of 14
Anganwadi centre10 of 14

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 14
Hand pump6 of 14
Electricity for homes13 of 14

Roads & transport

All-weather road0 of 14
Public bus1 of 14
Mobile phone coverage14 of 14

Services

Post office or sub post office3 of 14
Commercial bank0 of 14
Ration (PDS) shop2 of 14
Weekly haat1 of 14

Primary schools: 11
Middle schools: 8
Secondary schools: 4
Degree colleges: 0
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (14).

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 Khaira block

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