Gram panchayat · Mohana block · Gajapati
Merapalli gram panchayat
Merapalli is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mohana block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 2,961 people in 653 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mohana assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 2,961
- Literacy
- 56.5%
- Area
- 26.4 km²
- LGD code
- 117515
Villages of Merapalli
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gochhaguda | 115 | 518 | 65.2% | 7% | 27% |
| Ludru | 80 | 461 | 80.7% | 3% | 59% |
| Merapali | 95 | 400 | 77.8% | 0% | 68% |
| Kunkuni | 64 | 294 | 35.9% | 0% | 63% |
| Bandhaguda | 69 | 285 | 39.9% | 36% | 64% |
| Kandhakalameri | 43 | 196 | 45.5% | 0% | 50% |
| Bandhapada | 43 | 192 | 58.2% | 97% | 0% |
| Merama | 47 | 180 | 32.8% | 0% | 89% |
| Bhaliasahi | 38 | 152 | 37.8% | 0% | 36% |
| Tuaguda | 31 | 145 | 53.8% | 21% | 79% |
| Benipadar | 28 | 138 | 17.2% | 0% | 99% |
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 Merapalli
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,961
- 1,414 male · 1,547 female
- Households
- 653
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.5%
- above Mohana block's villages (51.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,094
- above Mohana block's villages (1,050)
- Children aged 0–6
- 532
- 18.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,495
- 50.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 366 (12.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,612 (54.4%)
What the 1,495 workers did
- Cultivators308 (20.6%)
- Agricultural labourers51 (3.4%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work82 (5.5%)
- Marginal workers1,054 (70.5%)
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 Merapalli
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 26 km², 20% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 11
- Middle school1 of 11
- Secondary school1 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre0 of 11
- Anganwadi centre5 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes5 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Maize (9), Horse Gram (5), Pulses (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 Mohana block
- Adava
- Alliganda
- Antaraba
- Badakhani
- Badasinghaba
- Badeguda
- Baghamari
- Birikote
- Chandiput
- Chandragiri
- Chudangapur
- Damadua
- Dambaguda
- Dengaskhal
- Dhadiamba
- Dhepaguda
- Garadama
- Govindapur
- Guluba
- Gurujhuli
- Jarrow
- Jeerango
- Juba
- Karachabadi
- Kattama
- Kesariguda
- Khariguda
- Liliguda
- Lobarsing
- Luhagudi
- Malasapadar
- Mandimara
- Manikapur
- Mohana
- Paniganda
- Pindiki
- Raipanka
- Sikulipadara
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Merapalli? Share it with us.