Gram panchayat · Lakhanpur block · Jharsuguda
Machida gram panchayat
Machida is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 2,757 people in 645 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brajarajnagar assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 2,757
- Literacy
- 76.7%
- Area
- 15.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118578
Villages of Machida
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deopali | 198 | 848 | 79.3% | 16% | 24% |
| Machida | 148 | 597 | 71.0% | 17% | 35% |
| Nuadihi | 69 | 318 | 89.4% | 16% | 1% |
| Tenganamal | 69 | 315 | 65.5% | 7% | 24% |
| Kandadihi | 66 | 283 | 81.0% | 2% | 71% |
| Barjha | 64 | 268 | 86.9% | 10% | 30% |
| Jogidhipa | 31 | 128 | 53.4% | 3% | 59% |
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 Machida
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,757
- 1,394 male · 1,363 female
- Households
- 645
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.7%
- about the same as Lakhanpur block's villages (77.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 978
- about the same as Lakhanpur block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 269
- 9.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,423
- 51.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 349 (12.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 853 (30.9%)
What the 1,423 workers did
- Cultivators439 (30.9%)
- Agricultural labourers304 (21.4%)
- Household industry27 (1.9%)
- Other work209 (14.7%)
- Marginal workers444 (31.2%)
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 Machida
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 16 km², 60% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 7
- Middle school1 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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 Lakhanpur block
- Attabira
- Badimal
- Baghamunda
- Bandhabahal
- Banjari
- Bhikampali
- Bhounarkhol
- Charpali
- Dalagoan
- Jamgaon
- Kadamdihi
- Kanaktora
- Kandheikela
- Katarbaga
- Kudaloi
- Kumbharbandha
- Kushraloi
- Lakhanpur
- Palsada
- Panchagaon
- Pandari
- Piplikani
- Piplimal
- Pithinda
- Rampella
- Remonda
- Remta
- Samarbaga
- Sarandamal
- Sunari
- Telenpalli
- Tilia
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