Gram panchayat · Thuamul Ram Pur block · Kalahandi
Maligaon gram panchayat
Maligaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Thuamul Ram Pur block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 2,503 people in 620 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 2,503
- Literacy
- 35.9%
- Area
- 25.3 km²
- LGD code
- 118860
Villages of Maligaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surjyagad | 108 | 433 | 25.0% | 40% | 57% |
| Kanasukuli | 88 | 404 | 58.9% | 9% | 24% |
| Badabag (Bandabag) | 92 | 356 | 43.9% | 67% | 28% |
| Maligaon | 55 | 218 | 30.3% | 20% | 27% |
| Dingiribandha | 52 | 208 | 46.1% | 0% | 97% |
| Muskuta | 54 | 190 | 14.0% | 16% | 71% |
| Duarsunicheptaghat | 40 | 161 | 43.7% | 23% | 58% |
| Kudikudacheptaghat | 37 | 133 | 23.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Mushajal | 32 | 122 | 27.3% | 59% | 15% |
| Jhariadunga Alias Bahardunga | 26 | 121 | 43.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Saradapas | 21 | 101 | 17.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Bhitarpadar | 15 | 56 | 2.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kuberbafla | 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 Maligaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,503
- 1,246 male · 1,257 female
- Households
- 620
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 35.9%
- below Thuamul Ram Pur block's villages (45.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,009
- below Thuamul Ram Pur block's villages (1,042)
- Children aged 0–6
- 383
- 15.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,215
- 48.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 632 (25.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,259 (50.3%)
What the 1,215 workers did
- Cultivators159 (13.1%)
- Agricultural labourers166 (13.7%)
- Household industry12 (1.0%)
- Other work26 (2.1%)
- Marginal workers852 (70.1%)
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 Maligaon
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 25 km², 31% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 12
- Middle school1 of 12
- Secondary school0 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre0 of 12
- Anganwadi centre10 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump4 of 12
- Electricity for homes12 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Bajra (11).
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 Thuamul Ram Pur block
- Adri
- Badachhatrang
- Bagdiani
- Birikot
- Dumerpadar
- Gopalpur
- Gopinathpur
- Gunpur
- Kaniguama
- Karlapat
- Kerpai
- Kiapadar
- Mahulpatna
- Nakrundi
- Padepadar
- Podapadar (B)
- Silet
- Sindhipadar
- Tala-ambpadar
- Talajhapi
- Talnagi
- Th.rampur
- Thuamul
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