Gram panchayat · Gosani block · Gajapati
Machamara gram panchayat
Machamara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gosani block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 2,330 people in 641 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paralakhemundi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 2,330
- Literacy
- 53.3%
- Area
- 11.3 km²
- LGD code
- 117451
Villages of Machamara
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 Machamara
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,330
- 1,112 male · 1,218 female
- Households
- 641
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.3%
- below Gosani block's villages (55.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,095
- above Gosani block's villages (1,035)
- Children aged 0–6
- 223
- 9.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,221
- 52.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 255 (10.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.2%)
What the 1,221 workers did
- Cultivators161 (13.2%)
- Agricultural labourers369 (30.2%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work170 (13.9%)
- Marginal workers521 (42.7%)
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 Machamara
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 11 km², 43% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school0 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Sugarcane (1), Sunflower (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 Gosani block
- Agarakhandi
- Badagosani
- Badakathuru
- Bagasola
- Bhusukudi
- Bomika
- Garabandha
- Ghorani
- Gurandi
- Kantragada
- Katalakaitha
- Kerandi
- Kharasandha
- Labanyagada
- Madhusudanpur
- Rampa
- Saradhapur
- Sobara .
- Tatipetti
- Uppalada.
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Machamara? Share it with us.