Gram panchayat · Tangi Choudwar block · Cuttack
Mahisalanda gram panchayat
Mahisalanda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tangi Choudwar block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,081 people in 658 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Athagarh assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 3,081
- Literacy
- 65.8%
- Area
- 21.4 km²
- LGD code
- 275448
Villages of Mahisalanda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahisalanda | 226 | 1,090 | 81.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Machhapangi | 221 | 1,041 | 63.1% | 0% | 90% |
| Ambilijhari | 150 | 684 | 40.6% | 0% | 81% |
| Banto | 61 | 266 | 71.9% | 0% | 45% |
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 Mahisalanda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,081
- 1,558 male · 1,523 female
- Households
- 658
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.8%
- below Tangi Choudwar block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 978
- above Tangi Choudwar block's villages (956)
- Children aged 0–6
- 419
- 13.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,468
- 47.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 119 (3.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,700 (55.2%)
What the 1,468 workers did
- Cultivators225 (15.3%)
- Agricultural labourers107 (7.3%)
- Household industry8 (0.5%)
- Other work256 (17.4%)
- Marginal workers872 (59.4%)
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 Mahisalanda
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 21 km², 24% of it sown with crops and 42% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school0 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 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 coverage3 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- 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 Tangi Choudwar block
- Agrahat
- Badasamantarapur
- Banipada
- Bhatimunda
- Bramhapur
- Garudagaon
- Govindapur
- Harianta
- Indranipatna
- Jaripada
- Kakhadi
- Kanheipur
- Karanji
- Kayalpada
- Kotasahi
- Magura Dhanmandal
- Mangarajpur
- Nakhara
- Napanga
- Safa
- Salagaon
- Sankarpur
- Uchapada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Mahisalanda? Share it with us.