Gram panchayat · Odapada block · Dhenkanal
Motanga gram panchayat
Motanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Odapada block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 7,506 people in 1,808 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Hindol assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 7,506
- Literacy
- 79.3%
- Area
- 10.1 km²
- LGD code
- 117404
Villages of Motanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motunga | 446 | 1,883 | 76.3% | 19% | 1% |
| Meramandali | 351 | 1,377 | 77.0% | 35% | 0% |
| Ranjasinga | 298 | 1,256 | 85.1% | 8% | 0% |
| Nagari | 246 | 940 | 76.5% | 43% | 0% |
| Chintapokhari | 170 | 775 | 85.1% | 9% | 0% |
| Suravi | 170 | 765 | 80.8% | 34% | 2% |
| Taladanga | 112 | 438 | 74.0% | 21% | 0% |
| Rangathali | 9 | 52 | 89.6% | 31% | 6% |
| Ghantalapasi | 6 | 20 | 100.0% | 0% | 5% |
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 Motanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,506
- 3,887 male · 3,619 female
- Households
- 1,808
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.3%
- below Odapada block's villages (81.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 931
- above Odapada block's villages (907)
- Children aged 0–6
- 814
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,878
- 38.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,783 (23.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 42 (0.6%)
What the 2,878 workers did
- Cultivators478 (16.6%)
- Agricultural labourers187 (6.5%)
- Household industry85 (3.0%)
- Other work1,332 (46.3%)
- Marginal workers796 (27.7%)
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 Motanga
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 10 km², 2% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school5 of 9
- Secondary school3 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre7 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes8 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 9
- Public bus1 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 9
- Weekly haat6 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Black Gram (9), Pulses (7), Vegetables (1), Potato (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 Odapada block
- Badalo
- Balaram Prasad
- Balarampur
- Bangurisingha
- Bido
- Gadasila
- Ghatipiri
- Gobinda Prasad
- Gunadei
- Gundicha Pada
- Indipur
- Kalanga
- Kamalanga
- Kanda Bindha
- Kasiadihi
- Kharag Prasad
- Khuntajhari
- Kotam
- Kusupanga
- Mangalpur
- Nadhara
- Naya Bhagirathipur
- Nimidiha
- Odapada
- Sadasivapur
- Sibapur
- Siminai
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