Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Malgaon gram panchayat
Malgaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,118 people in 1,470 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,118
- Literacy
- 59.9%
- Area
- 17.5 km²
- LGD code
- 118616
Villages of Malgaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malgaon | 300 | 1,247 | 62.9% | 26% | 41% |
| Kandha Bando pala | 282 | 1,182 | 63.4% | 18% | 27% |
| Singajharan | 213 | 871 | 65.6% | 14% | 30% |
| Karlakot | 185 | 801 | 48.6% | 12% | 52% |
| Damodarpur | 196 | 761 | 70.8% | 20% | 35% |
| Kusumdara | 163 | 652 | 45.6% | 7% | 79% |
| Phatapada | 131 | 604 | 55.1% | 9% | 32% |
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 Malgaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,118
- 3,092 male · 3,026 female
- Households
- 1,470
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.9%
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 979
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 879
- 14.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,567
- 42.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,015 (16.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,480 (40.5%)
What the 2,567 workers did
- Cultivators332 (12.9%)
- Agricultural labourers218 (8.5%)
- Household industry26 (1.0%)
- Other work1,108 (43.2%)
- Marginal workers883 (34.4%)
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 Malgaon
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 18 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 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 pump5 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 7
- Public bus3 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Til (3), Ragi (2), Ground Nut (2), Moong (2), Cotton (1), Pulses (1), Ground Nuts (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 Bhawanipatna block
- Artal
- Borabhata
- Borda
- Chahagaon
- Chancher
- Chheliamal
- Dadpur
- Deypur
- Duarsuni
- Dumuria
- Gand-barajhola
- Gudialipadar
- Gurjung
- Jugsaipatna
- Kalam
- Kamathana
- Karalapada
- Karlaguda
- Kendupati
- Kuliamal
- Kutrukhamar
- Laxmipur
- Madiguda
- Matia
- Medinipur
- Palna
- Palsijharan
- Risigaon
- Sagada
- Seinpur
- Sikun
- Sripur
- Tal-belgaon
- Thuapadar
- Udepur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Malgaon? Share it with us.