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Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack

Madhupur gram panchayat

Madhupur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,186 people in 1,220 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
5
Population (2011)
5,186
Literacy
83.6%
Area
9.6 km²
LGD code
117006

Villages of Madhupur

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Madhupur5252,34583.5%22%0%
Benupura19290681.5%30%0%
Dobandhia22079783.1%19%1%
Ghisuan14057185.4%9%0%
Meripur14356786.1%25%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 Madhupur

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,186
2,598 male · 2,588 female
Households
1,220
about 4.3 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
83.6%
below Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
996
above Mahanga block's villages (945)
Children aged 0–6
613
11.8% of residents
Workers
2,121
40.9% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,126 (21.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
7 (0.1%)

What the 2,121 workers did

  • Cultivators326 (15.4%)
  • Agricultural labourers403 (19.0%)
  • Household industry27 (1.3%)
  • Other work403 (19.0%)
  • Marginal workers962 (45.4%)

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 Madhupur

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 10 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 5
  • Middle school5 of 5
  • Secondary school1 of 5
  • Senior secondary school0 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 pump1 of 5
  • Electricity for homes5 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 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
7
Middle schools
5
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (5).

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 Mahanga block

Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Madhupur? Share it with us.