Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Mahanga gram panchayat
Mahanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,987 people in 1,413 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,987
- Literacy
- 86.9%
- Area
- 6.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117007
Villages of Mahanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sipura | 261 | 1,140 | 91.4% | 26% | 0% |
| Mahanga | 268 | 1,069 | 83.9% | 39% | 0% |
| Budhukunia | 189 | 794 | 89.9% | 15% | 0% |
| Jasuapur | 196 | 770 | 80.0% | 57% | 0% |
| Padandaspur | 171 | 722 | 92.8% | 17% | 0% |
| Parsurampur | 124 | 593 | 83.9% | 35% | 0% |
| Gaudpada | 109 | 538 | 81.6% | 80% | 0% |
| Kusundaspur | 95 | 361 | 90.3% | 14% | 5% |
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 Mahanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,987
- 3,031 male · 2,956 female
- Households
- 1,413
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.9%
- about the same as Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 975
- above Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 567
- 9.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,931
- 32.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,079 (34.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 18 (0.3%)
What the 1,931 workers did
- Cultivators562 (29.1%)
- Agricultural labourers552 (28.6%)
- Household industry24 (1.2%)
- Other work579 (30.0%)
- Marginal workers214 (11.1%)
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 Mahanga
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 7 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump7 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (8).
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
- Anandapur
- Bajapura
- Barahipur
- Basudevpur
- Bhadreswar
- Bhaunria
- Bheda
- Chahapada
- Gokan
- Gopalpur
- Gotara
- Haladia
- Jaleswarpur
- Kaitha
- Koliatha
- Kuhunda
- Kundi
- Kurujanga
- Kusupur
- Lalitagiri
- Madhupur
- Mouda
- Mulabasanta
- Nahanga
- Nurtang
- Osanga
- Paikarapur
- Palisahi
- Panaspur
- Podmarai
- Rahania
- Sahapur
- Samasarpur
- Srikrushnapur
- Umar
- Usuma
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