Gram panchayat · Junagarh block · Kalahandi
Meriabandhali gram panchayat
Meriabandhali is a gram panchayat (village council) in Junagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,811 people in 957 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Junagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,811
- Literacy
- 60.1%
- Area
- 10.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118712
Villages of Meriabandhali
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumerbahal | 229 | 949 | 59.6% | 12% | 42% |
| Kharlabeda | 235 | 936 | 55.9% | 4% | 12% |
| Chancharabhadi | 223 | 892 | 58.3% | 13% | 4% |
| Manikapadar | 204 | 795 | 67.4% | 2% | 4% |
| Meriabandhali (Meriabandli) | 66 | 239 | 61.9% | 28% | 47% |
| Ainlabhata | 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 Meriabandhali
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,811
- 1,903 male · 1,908 female
- Households
- 957
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.1%
- above Junagarh block's villages (56.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,003
- about the same as Junagarh block's villages (1,005)
- Children aged 0–6
- 543
- 14.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,724
- 45.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 350 (9.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 690 (18.1%)
What the 1,724 workers did
- Cultivators301 (17.5%)
- Agricultural labourers394 (22.9%)
- Household industry15 (0.9%)
- Other work230 (13.3%)
- Marginal workers784 (45.5%)
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 Meriabandhali
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 10 km², 83% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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
- Matigaon
- Mundaraguda
- Naktiguda
- Nandol
- Palash
- Pilikia
- Rajpur
- Sanyasikundamal
- Talamala
- Taljaring
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