Gram panchayat · Simulia block · Balasore
Muruna gram panchayat
Muruna is a gram panchayat (village council) in Simulia block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,761 people in 1,040 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Simulia assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,761
- Literacy
- 76.2%
- Area
- 5.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116308
Villages of Muruna
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muruna | 508 | 2,416 | 74.5% | 13% | 26% |
| Balikana(Balikhanda) | 229 | 946 | 74.2% | 12% | 36% |
| Bangarpada | 176 | 767 | 81.2% | 20% | 7% |
| Rautapada | 102 | 498 | 81.4% | 53% | 1% |
| Govindapur | 25 | 134 | 70.4% | 87% | 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 Muruna
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,761
- 2,438 male · 2,323 female
- Households
- 1,040
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.2%
- below Simulia block's villages (82.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 953
- about the same as Simulia block's villages (960)
- Children aged 0–6
- 649
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,724
- 36.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 969 (20.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,024 (21.5%)
What the 1,724 workers did
- Cultivators571 (33.1%)
- Agricultural labourers461 (26.7%)
- Household industry10 (0.6%)
- Other work217 (12.6%)
- Marginal workers465 (27.0%)
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 Muruna
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 6 km², 79% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump3 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Mustard (1), Green Gram And Black Gram (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 Simulia block
- Abjhuna
- Ada
- Anandapur
- Andarai
- Bangalpur
- Bangarkhandigadia
- Bari
- Bati
- Bauripada
- Chalunigan
- Dungura
- Iswarpur
- Jamujhadi
- Kanchapada
- Kanheibandha
- Kirkona
- Maitapur
- Markona
- Pahitorana
- Purosottampur
- Sabanga
- Samasundarpur
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