Gram panchayat · Remuna block · Balasore
Maharajpur gram panchayat
Maharajpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Remuna block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,258 people in 1,042 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Remuna assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,258
- Literacy
- 85.1%
- Area
- 8.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116279
Villages of Maharajpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharajpur | 512 | 2,089 | 85.4% | 45% | 1% |
| Boita | 388 | 1,553 | 84.6% | 19% | 6% |
| Dahigadia | 124 | 514 | 85.2% | 15% | 0% |
| Kalikapur | 18 | 102 | 85.4% | 5% | 0% |
| Rampur | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Maharajpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,258
- 2,156 male · 2,102 female
- Households
- 1,042
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.1%
- above Remuna block's villages (77.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 975
- above Remuna block's villages (953)
- Children aged 0–6
- 503
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,406
- 33.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,322 (31.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 116 (2.7%)
What the 1,406 workers did
- Cultivators662 (47.1%)
- Agricultural labourers302 (21.5%)
- Household industry8 (0.6%)
- Other work279 (19.8%)
- Marginal workers155 (11.0%)
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 Maharajpur
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 9 km², and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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 Remuna block
- Asti
- Badapal
- Balia
- Barunasing
- Beruan
- Bhimpura
- Bhograi
- Chaskhand
- Dahapada
- Durgadevi
- Gandarda
- Ganeswarpur
- Ganipur
- Gududa
- Haripur
- Inchudi
- Jagatipur
- Jamkunda
- Kalyapur
- Karanjia
- Kasipada
- Kharid Mukhura
- Kuligan
- Kumbhari
- Kuruda
- Madhupura
- Mandaspur
- Mangalpur
- Naraharipur
- Nikhira
- Nizampur
- Nuagan
- Nuapadhi
- Olmara
- Patripal
- Remuna
- Saraswatipur
- Sergarh
- Srijang
- Srikrushnapur
- Sutei
- Talapada
- Tentulida
- Tundra
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