Gram panchayat · Hindol block · Dhenkanal
Mahalunda gram panchayat
Mahalunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Hindol block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,079 people in 1,069 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Hindol assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,079
- Literacy
- 75.6%
- Area
- 7.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117334
Villages of Mahalunda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahalunda | 349 | 1,494 | 76.8% | 17% | 3% |
| Nuapada | 186 | 685 | 77.2% | 42% | 0% |
| Krushnachandrapur | 165 | 559 | 64.3% | 40% | 17% |
| Kantamila | 133 | 449 | 71.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Maguberani | 112 | 396 | 78.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Tangisal | 90 | 346 | 92.1% | 22% | 0% |
| Bedanali | 34 | 150 | 68.0% | 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 Mahalunda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,079
- 2,143 male · 1,936 female
- Households
- 1,069
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.6%
- about the same as Hindol block's villages (75.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 903
- below Hindol block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 492
- 12.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,686
- 41.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 833 (20.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 145 (3.6%)
What the 1,686 workers did
- Cultivators223 (13.2%)
- Agricultural labourers344 (20.4%)
- Household industry26 (1.5%)
- Other work558 (33.1%)
- Marginal workers535 (31.7%)
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 Mahalunda
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 8 km², 79% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Black Gram (7), Pulses (3), Groundnut (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 Hindol block
- Asarada
- Babandha
- Bampa
- Baunsa Pokhari
- Buhalipal
- Chitalpur
- Dandiri
- Dudurukote
- Galapada
- Gandanali
- Giridhar Prasad
- Gulehi
- Hatura
- Jarada
- Kadala
- Kalinga
- Kansara
- Kantamila
- Kantimili
- Karanda
- Khaliborei
- Kukuta
- Kunua
- Kutunia
- Madhapur
- Nabakishorepur
- Nuabag
- Nuagan
- Paika Purunakot
- Patala
- Ranjagol
- Rasol
- Sanjapada
- Thokar
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