Gram panchayat · Bhuban block · Dhenkanal
Kanapal(Mahulpal) gram panchayat
Kanapal(Mahulpal) is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhuban block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,734 people in 1,015 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kamakhyanagar assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,734
- Literacy
- 86.4%
- Area
- 7.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117249
Villages of Kanapal(Mahulpal)
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanapalsamilmahulpal | 760 | 3,600 | 87.2% | 23% | 1% |
| Nilakanthapur | 230 | 1,023 | 82.6% | 45% | 0% |
| Brahmapur | 25 | 111 | 92.9% | 22% | 0% |
| Prachandapur | 0 | 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 Kanapal(Mahulpal)
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,734
- 2,475 male · 2,259 female
- Households
- 1,015
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.4%
- above Bhuban block's villages (80.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 913
- below Bhuban block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 580
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,387
- 29.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,310 (27.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 44 (0.9%)
What the 1,387 workers did
- Cultivators229 (16.5%)
- Agricultural labourers625 (45.1%)
- Household industry15 (1.1%)
- Other work257 (18.5%)
- Marginal workers261 (18.8%)
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 Kanapal(Mahulpal)
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 7 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school1 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 of 3
- Anganwadi centre2 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 3
- Public bus1 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Black Gram (3), Dal (2).
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 Bhuban block
- Arakhapal
- Balibo
- Baruan(B)
- Bhusal
- Dayanabili
- Dhalapada
- Dighi
- Ektali
- Gada Nrusingha Prasad
- Jamunakote
- Jiral
- Kuninda
- Marthapur
- Mathakargola
- Mrudanga
- Odisha
- Sura Pratap Pur
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