Gram panchayat · R.udayagiri block · Gajapati

Mahendragada gram panchayat

Mahendragada is a gram panchayat (village council) in R.udayagiri block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 21 villages, home to 7,975 people in 1,707 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mohana assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 21
Population (2011): 7,975
Literacy: 66.0%
Area: 35.1 km²
LGD code: 117539

Villages of Mahendragada

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Mahendragada	509	2,195	71.4%	2%	27%
Ranalai	340	1,664	75.4%	0%	23%
Deraba	142	682	58.9%	0%	98%
Sugada	117	560	68.5%	0%	78%
Kusapalli	107	527	53.9%	17%	78%
Khamarisahi	104	465	80.4%	0%	26%
Suguba	59	268	68.4%	0%	92%
Tuburuva	45	239	73.4%	0%	97%
Jhadarandiva	41	230	68.7%	0%	60%
Kurutala	32	173	40.3%	0%	100%
Arakhapada	39	157	23.8%	0%	99%
Nuagan	28	134	15.5%	0%	90%
Pitapanasa	21	125	17.6%	0%	98%
Kandhadiha	26	111	51.1%	1%	99%
Makapada	27	107	80.4%	0%	99%
Chadiapada	15	97	69.1%	0%	100%
Nuagan	20	83	14.9%	0%	100%
Pitakhari	18	77	57.1%	0%	99%
Pilisuguba	11	51	32.6%	0%	100%
Khaliasahi	6	30	13.0%	0%	100%
Jungle Block No-5	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 Mahendragada

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 7,975; 3,977 male · 3,998 female
Households: 1,707; about 4.7 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 66.0%; above R.udayagiri block's villages (48.5%)
Females per 1,000 males: 1,005; below R.udayagiri block's villages (1,038)
Children aged 0–6: 1,343; 16.8% of residents
Workers: 3,689; 46.3% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 140 (1.8%)
Scheduled Tribes: 4,348 (54.5%)

What the 3,689 workers did

Cultivators819 (22.2%)
Agricultural labourers484 (13.1%)
Household industry17 (0.5%)
Other work762 (20.7%)
Marginal workers1,607 (43.6%)

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 Mahendragada

How many of the 20 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 21 villages cover 35 km², 31% of it sown with crops and 22% forest.

Education

Primary school11 of 20
Middle school4 of 20
Secondary school2 of 20
Senior secondary school0 of 20
Degree college0 of 20

Health

Primary health centre0 of 20
Health sub-centre1 of 20
Anganwadi centre14 of 20

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 20
Hand pump14 of 20
Electricity for homes19 of 20

Roads & transport

All-weather road15 of 20
Public bus2 of 20
Mobile phone coverage12 of 20

Services

Post office or sub post office2 of 20
Commercial bank0 of 20
Ration (PDS) shop1 of 20
Weekly haat0 of 20

Primary schools: 15
Middle schools: 6
Secondary schools: 4
Degree colleges: 0
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Maize (12), Ragi (3).

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 R.udayagiri block

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