Gram panchayat · Beguniapada block · Ganjam
Mardamekha gram panchayat
Mardamekha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Beguniapada block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 8,952 people in 1,708 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 8,952
- Literacy
- 67.0%
- Area
- 13.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117606
Villages of Mardamekha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mardamekha | 1,696 | 8,915 | 67.0% | 8% | 0% |
| Dasapallijagadebpuruninhabited | 12 | 37 | 51.6% | 24% | 65% |
| Agulauninhabited | 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 Mardamekha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,952
- 4,594 male · 4,358 female
- Households
- 1,708
- about 5.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.0%
- about the same as Beguniapada block's villages (66.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 949
- below Beguniapada block's villages (987)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,209
- 13.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,881
- 43.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 715 (8.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 24 (0.3%)
What the 3,881 workers did
- Cultivators659 (17.0%)
- Agricultural labourers200 (5.2%)
- Household industry18 (0.5%)
- Other work980 (25.3%)
- Marginal workers2,024 (52.2%)
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 Mardamekha
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 3 villages cover 14 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school1 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre1 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump1 of 2
- Electricity for homes1 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank1 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- 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 (2).
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 Beguniapada block
- Angaragaon
- Badakhairakhama
- Beguniapada
- Beruanbadi
- Burujhari
- Chandanpur
- Chingudikhola
- Digapada
- Ghodapada
- K.barida
- Kalimaghi
- Khandianai
- Kumbharagaon
- Mardakote
- Mathasarasing
- Phasi
- Sana Ustapada
- Sandhamula
- Sankuda
- Saura Chachina
- Sumandala
- Talasara
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