Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Medinipur gram panchayat
Medinipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 7,351 people in 1,654 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 7,351
- Literacy
- 69.3%
- Area
- 11 km²
- LGD code
- 118618
Villages of Medinipur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramanandapur | 778 | 3,660 | 72.8% | 21% | 15% |
| Medinipur | 652 | 2,786 | 65.3% | 10% | 26% |
| Jaganathpur | 224 | 905 | 67.8% | 27% | 33% |
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 Medinipur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,351
- 3,787 male · 3,564 female
- Households
- 1,654
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.3%
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 941
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 958
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,745
- 37.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,299 (17.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,561 (21.2%)
What the 2,745 workers did
- Cultivators298 (10.9%)
- Agricultural labourers144 (5.2%)
- Household industry42 (1.5%)
- Other work1,410 (51.4%)
- Marginal workers851 (31.0%)
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 Medinipur
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 11 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump2 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 3
- Public bus3 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Vegetable (2), Pulses (1), Ragi (1), Vegetables (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
- Matia
- Palna
- Palsijharan
- Risigaon
- Sagada
- Seinpur
- Sikun
- Sripur
- Tal-belgaon
- Thuapadar
- Udepur
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