Gram panchayat · Balikuda block · Jagatsinghpur
Machhagaon gram panchayat
Machhagaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balikuda block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,887 people in 1,379 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,887
- Literacy
- 87.3%
- Area
- 8 km²
- LGD code
- 118059
Villages of Machhagaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sukida | 432 | 1,971 | 87.7% | 11% | 0% |
| Ochinda | 409 | 1,562 | 87.4% | 8% | 0% |
| Machhagan | 245 | 1,106 | 85.7% | 9% | 0% |
| Ashilo | 180 | 750 | 87.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mangapur | 73 | 302 | 88.6% | 33% | 0% |
| Jamphar | 40 | 196 | 90.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Kesarpur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Balitelsara | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Machhagaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,887
- 2,898 male · 2,989 female
- Households
- 1,379
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.3%
- above Balikuda block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,031
- above Balikuda block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 522
- 8.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,709
- 46.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 535 (9.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,709 workers did
- Cultivators884 (32.6%)
- Agricultural labourers306 (11.3%)
- Household industry72 (2.7%)
- Other work407 (15.0%)
- Marginal workers1,040 (38.4%)
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 Machhagaon
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 8 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school1 of 6
- Degree college1 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Vegetables (6), Greengram (4), Blackgram (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 Balikuda block
- Adhanga
- Alabol
- Alavar
- Ambasala
- Anantapur
- Apandara
- Arilo
- Badagaon
- Baharana
- Balikuda
- Baramundali
- Borikana
- Garam
- Ichhapur
- Kailo
- Khalagaon
- Krushnadaspur
- Kusupur
- Marichpur
- Mulugaon
- Nagapur
- Naharana
- Osakana
- Rahana
- Sangrampur
- Tandikula
- Tarasahi
- Thailo
- Titira
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