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Gram panchayat · Hinjilicut block · Ganjam

Makarjhola gram panchayat

Makarjhola is a gram panchayat (village council) in Hinjilicut block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,385 people in 1,252 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Hinjili assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
3
Population (2011)
5,385
Literacy
69.7%
Area
9.4 km²
LGD code
117774

Villages of Makarjhola

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Makarajhola7182,95568.5%15%0%
Pallipadmanavapur3121,30472.8%28%0%
Balarampur2221,12669.5%37%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 Makarjhola

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,385
2,504 male · 2,881 female
Households
1,252
about 4.3 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
69.7%
about the same as Hinjilicut block's villages (70.6%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,151
above Hinjilicut block's villages (1,036)
Children aged 0–6
575
10.7% of residents
Workers
2,710
50.3% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,219 (22.6%)
Scheduled Tribes
0 (0.0%)

What the 2,710 workers did

  • Cultivators538 (19.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers248 (9.2%)
  • Household industry46 (1.7%)
  • Other work667 (24.6%)
  • Marginal workers1,211 (44.7%)

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 Makarjhola

How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 9 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 3
  • Middle school3 of 3
  • Secondary school1 of 3
  • Senior secondary school0 of 3
  • Degree college0 of 3

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 3
  • Health sub-centre1 of 3
  • Anganwadi centre3 of 3

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 3
  • Hand pump3 of 3
  • Electricity for homes3 of 3

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road1 of 3
  • Public bus0 of 3
  • Mobile phone coverage3 of 3

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 3
  • Commercial bank0 of 3
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
  • Weekly haat0 of 3
Primary schools
5
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (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 Hinjilicut block

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