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Gram panchayat · Polosara block · Ganjam

Mathura gram panchayat

Mathura is a gram panchayat (village council) in Polosara block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 7,021 people in 1,427 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Polasara assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
7,021
Literacy
68.5%
Area
17.1 km²
LGD code
117918

Villages of Mathura

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Mathura1,3696,73768.7%27%0%
Hatibadi5828465.0%94%1%
Harichandanpuruninhabited00–––
Kakudiauninhabited00–––
Mardauninhabited00–––
Mathurakhetauninhabited00–––

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 Mathura

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,021
3,584 male · 3,437 female
Households
1,427
about 4.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
68.5%
about the same as Polosara block's villages (69.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
959
below Polosara block's villages (999)
Children aged 0–6
812
11.6% of residents
Workers
3,424
48.8% of residents
Scheduled Castes
2,064 (29.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
2 (0.0%)

What the 3,424 workers did

  • Cultivators497 (14.5%)
  • Agricultural labourers676 (19.7%)
  • Household industry99 (2.9%)
  • Other work484 (14.1%)
  • Marginal workers1,668 (48.7%)

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 Mathura

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 6 villages cover 17 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.

Education

  • Primary school2 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-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 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
1
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), 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 Polosara block

Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Mathura? Share it with us.