Gram panchayat · Narala block · Kalahandi
Mandel gram panchayat
Mandel is a gram panchayat (village council) in Narala block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,274 people in 1,080 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Narla assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,274
- Literacy
- 72.1%
- Area
- 11.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118835
Villages of Mandel
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel | 390 | 1,525 | 71.0% | 19% | 22% |
| Asurgarh | 331 | 1,395 | 74.0% | 29% | 7% |
| Pujipadar | 226 | 862 | 71.5% | 14% | 30% |
| Dahal | 69 | 249 | 74.4% | 18% | 28% |
| Dora Padar | 64 | 243 | 68.3% | 0% | 80% |
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 Mandel
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,274
- 2,138 male · 2,136 female
- Households
- 1,080
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.1%
- above Narala block's villages (67.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 999
- about the same as Narala block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 561
- 13.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,916
- 44.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 858 (20.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 965 (22.6%)
What the 1,916 workers did
- Cultivators427 (22.3%)
- Agricultural labourers498 (26.0%)
- Household industry139 (7.3%)
- Other work376 (19.6%)
- Marginal workers476 (24.8%)
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 Mandel
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 5 villages cover 11 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college2 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre3 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump4 of 5
- Electricity for homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Gram (2), Vegetable (2), Cotton (1), Moong, Sunflower, Biri (1), Sun Flower (1), Black Gram (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 Narala block
- Bad-dharpur
- Bagpur
- Balisinga
- Bhanpur
- Bhimkela
- Gadebandha
- Ghantamala
- Ghodabandha
- Gigina
- Karmegaon
- Kurmel
- Muskuti
- Narla
- Nisangpur
- Palan
- Rakshi
- Rupra
- Rupra Road
- Santpur
- Sargiguda
- Sarian
- Sergarh
- Takarla
- Tulapada
- Ulikupa
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Mandel? Share it with us.