Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Matia gram panchayat
Matia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,866 people in 684 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,866
- Literacy
- 64.4%
- Area
- 7.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118617
Villages of Matia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matia | 374 | 1,621 | 60.8% | 7% | 28% |
| Loharadabari | 144 | 569 | 54.2% | 11% | 1% |
| Salebhata | 116 | 514 | 81.5% | 13% | 7% |
| Baijantipur | 50 | 162 | 79.6% | 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 Matia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,866
- 1,483 male · 1,383 female
- Households
- 684
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.4%
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 933
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 416
- 14.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,451
- 50.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 239 (8.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 489 (17.1%)
What the 1,451 workers did
- Cultivators428 (29.5%)
- Agricultural labourers279 (19.2%)
- Household industry1 (0.1%)
- Other work42 (2.9%)
- Marginal workers701 (48.3%)
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 Matia
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 8 km², 88% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 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 office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Cotton (4), Onion (2), Ground Nut (1), Pulses (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
- Malgaon
- Medinipur
- Palna
- Palsijharan
- Risigaon
- Sagada
- Seinpur
- Sikun
- Sripur
- Tal-belgaon
- Thuapadar
- Udepur
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