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Makandapur gram panchayat

Makandapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Korei block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,650 people in 1,468 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
8
Population (2011)
6,650
Literacy
83.7%
Area
12.2 km²
LGD code
118453

Villages of Makandapur

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Mukundapur6282,97479.8%25%8%
Oshala2531,06586.7%30%0%
Mathurapur19082175.4%19%34%
Jagulaigadia13962594.8%33%0%
Solapatia9241185.7%43%0%
Biridiha8638996.7%28%0%
Nisankhapur4922483.5%36%0%
Jalapatipur3114197.6%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 Makandapur

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,650
3,352 male · 3,298 female
Households
1,468
about 4.5 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
83.7%
about the same as Korei block's villages (82.9%)
Females per 1,000 males
984
above Korei block's villages (961)
Children aged 0–6
780
11.7% of residents
Workers
1,941
29.2% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,782 (26.8%)
Scheduled Tribes
525 (7.9%)

What the 1,941 workers did

  • Cultivators670 (34.5%)
  • Agricultural labourers442 (22.8%)
  • Household industry33 (1.7%)
  • Other work328 (16.9%)
  • Marginal workers468 (24.1%)

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 Makandapur

How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 12 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.

Education

  • Primary school7 of 8
  • Middle school6 of 8
  • Secondary school2 of 8
  • Senior secondary school1 of 8
  • Degree college0 of 8

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 8
  • Health sub-centre1 of 8
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 8

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 8
  • Hand pump1 of 8
  • Electricity for homes8 of 8

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road8 of 8
  • Public bus0 of 8
  • Mobile phone coverage8 of 8

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 8
  • Commercial bank0 of 8
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
  • Weekly haat0 of 8
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
6
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).

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 Korei 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 Makandapur? Share it with us.