Gram panchayat · Jajpur block · Jajpur
Markandapur gram panchayat
Markandapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jajpur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,401 people in 1,338 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,401
- Literacy
- 79.7%
- Area
- 5.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118429
Villages of Markandapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markandapur | 517 | 2,142 | 77.6% | 37% | 0% |
| Kamalpur | 400 | 1,644 | 86.4% | 25% | 0% |
| Dhanipur | 224 | 821 | 82.5% | 48% | 0% |
| Mogalpur | 197 | 794 | 68.7% | 69% | 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 Markandapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,401
- 2,731 male · 2,670 female
- Households
- 1,338
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.7%
- below Jajpur block's villages (82.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 978
- above Jajpur block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 582
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,822
- 33.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,146 (39.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,822 workers did
- Cultivators217 (11.9%)
- Agricultural labourers409 (22.4%)
- Household industry16 (0.9%)
- Other work506 (27.8%)
- Marginal workers674 (37.0%)
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 Markandapur
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 5 km², 91% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college1 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (1), Gram (1).
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 Jajpur block
- Badasuar
- Basudevpur
- Beruda
- Bhubaneswarpur
- Bhuinpur
- Bichitrapur
- Chainipur
- Chhatisdevil
- Erbank
- Jafarpur
- Jahanpur
- Jamdhar
- Jhalpada
- Khairabad
- Maheswarpur
- Malandapur
- Nathasahi
- Panasa
- Rudrapur
- Sahaspur
- Sanasuar
- Shyamadaspur
- Similia
- Sujanpur
- Uparbaruhan
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