Gram panchayat · Junagarh block · Kalahandi
Matigaon gram panchayat
Matigaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Junagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 8,505 people in 2,180 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Junagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 8,505
- Literacy
- 56.4%
- Area
- 22.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118711
Villages of Matigaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koiligaon | 660 | 2,542 | 55.1% | 3% | 2% |
| Budhipadar | 408 | 1,711 | 53.8% | 4% | 1% |
| Matigaon | 406 | 1,559 | 59.6% | 14% | 0% |
| Bhatraguda | 207 | 842 | 46.4% | 4% | 0% |
| Dabjharan | 225 | 784 | 65.5% | 6% | 51% |
| Dudungguda | 172 | 655 | 58.9% | 33% | 0% |
| Khinibahal | 102 | 412 | 61.9% | 19% | 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 Matigaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,505
- 4,158 male · 4,347 female
- Households
- 2,180
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.4%
- about the same as Junagarh block's villages (56.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,045
- above Junagarh block's villages (1,005)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,258
- 14.8% of residents
- Workers
- 4,400
- 51.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 738 (8.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 463 (5.4%)
What the 4,400 workers did
- Cultivators735 (16.7%)
- Agricultural labourers498 (11.3%)
- Household industry39 (0.9%)
- Other work287 (6.5%)
- Marginal workers2,841 (64.6%)
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 Matigaon
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 22 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school3 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 bus3 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Gram (1), Green Nut (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 Junagarh block
- Asttagaon
- Baladiamal
- Bankapalas
- Baxitulisipali
- Bhainriguda
- Budhipadar
- Charbahal
- Charbahati
- Chhuriagaon
- Chicheiguda
- Chingudisar
- Dasigaon
- Dedarh
- Dundeimal
- Goudchendia
- Habaspur
- Kalaigaon
- Kaliakundal
- Kalopala
- Kendupati
- Mahichal;a
- Maliguda
- Manijora
- Meriabandhali
- Mundaraguda
- Naktiguda
- Nandol
- Palash
- Pilikia
- Rajpur
- Sanyasikundamal
- Talamala
- Taljaring
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