Gram panchayat · Mahanga block · Cuttack
Podmarai gram panchayat
Podmarai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahanga block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,019 people in 1,503 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,019
- Literacy
- 88.7%
- Area
- 7 km²
- LGD code
- 117015
Villages of Podmarai
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sindhupur | 430 | 1,663 | 90.2% | 24% | 0% |
| Itukura | 287 | 1,243 | 84.8% | 35% | 0% |
| Podamarai | 257 | 976 | 88.4% | 41% | 0% |
| Erakana | 198 | 818 | 87.2% | 17% | 0% |
| Goratanga | 175 | 674 | 93.1% | 6% | 0% |
| Aliara | 156 | 645 | 89.8% | 9% | 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 Podmarai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,019
- 3,091 male · 2,928 female
- Households
- 1,503
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.7%
- above Mahanga block's villages (86.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 947
- about the same as Mahanga block's villages (945)
- Children aged 0–6
- 645
- 10.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,131
- 35.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,482 (24.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,131 workers did
- Cultivators247 (11.6%)
- Agricultural labourers323 (15.2%)
- Household industry20 (0.9%)
- Other work297 (13.9%)
- Marginal workers1,244 (58.4%)
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 Podmarai
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 7 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school1 of 6
- Degree college1 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6). Handicrafts: Cotton Handloom (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 Mahanga block
- Anandapur
- Bajapura
- Barahipur
- Basudevpur
- Bhadreswar
- Bhaunria
- Bheda
- Chahapada
- Gokan
- Gopalpur
- Gotara
- Haladia
- Jaleswarpur
- Kaitha
- Koliatha
- Kuhunda
- Kundi
- Kurujanga
- Kusupur
- Lalitagiri
- Madhupur
- Mahanga
- Mouda
- Mulabasanta
- Nahanga
- Nurtang
- Osanga
- Paikarapur
- Palisahi
- Panaspur
- Rahania
- Sahapur
- Samasarpur
- Srikrushnapur
- Umar
- Usuma
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