Gram panchayat · Salepur block · Cuttack
Mahana gram panchayat
Mahana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Salepur block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,607 people in 1,143 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Salipur assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,607
- Literacy
- 85.3%
- Area
- 4.5 km²
- LGD code
- 117127
Villages of Mahana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balabhadrapur | 360 | 1,424 | 83.1% | 20% | 0% |
| Purana | 298 | 1,241 | 88.5% | 17% | 0% |
| Mahana | 237 | 995 | 88.1% | 49% | 0% |
| Basudeipur | 248 | 947 | 81.7% | 31% | 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 Mahana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,607
- 2,339 male · 2,268 female
- Households
- 1,143
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.3%
- about the same as Salepur block's villages (84.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 970
- about the same as Salepur block's villages (963)
- Children aged 0–6
- 428
- 9.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,020
- 43.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,276 (27.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,020 workers did
- Cultivators335 (16.6%)
- Agricultural labourers334 (16.5%)
- Household industry65 (3.2%)
- Other work804 (39.8%)
- Marginal workers482 (23.9%)
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 Mahana
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 4 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 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) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 3
- 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 Salepur block
- Bahugram
- Balisahi
- Barigola
- Bhimdaspur
- Champati
- Chandradeipur
- Chhanipur
- Gopinathpur
- Gujarpur
- Katrapa
- Madhyakachha
- Mahajanpur
- Malasasan
- Mirzapur
- Mutarifa
- Naiguan
- Nandol
- Narda
- Odasingh
- Paschimakachha
- Pikol
- Purunahat
- Raisunguda
- Ramakrushnapur
- Rameswar
- Ratilo
- Satyabhamapur
- Sauri
- Sidho
- Sisua
- Sudhakhanda
- Tarito
- Tentol
- Trilochanpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Mahana? Share it with us.