Gram panchayat · Baliguda block · Kandhamal
Mediakia gram panchayat
Mediakia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baliguda block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 2,698 people in 640 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 2,698
- Literacy
- 50.2%
- Area
- 31.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118873
Villages of Mediakia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediakia | 295 | 1,157 | 58.1% | 12% | 26% |
| Barikia | 78 | 332 | 52.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Bajakia | 76 | 327 | 48.9% | 6% | 89% |
| Sitapadi | 51 | 265 | 56.5% | 6% | 79% |
| Ladamila | 38 | 155 | 30.4% | 19% | 77% |
| Dumapadar | 24 | 107 | 40.3% | 7% | 93% |
| Senapadi | 20 | 91 | 30.9% | 26% | 74% |
| Shasergan | 17 | 76 | 13.3% | 0% | 96% |
| Chingarigan | 15 | 72 | 44.6% | 0% | 57% |
| Kaditgan | 13 | 58 | 23.3% | 7% | 93% |
| Kurumangia | 4 | 23 | 36.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Gedgepadar | 4 | 20 | 6.7% | 0% | 95% |
| Jadipada | 5 | 15 | 15.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Olimaha | 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 Mediakia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,698
- 1,351 male · 1,347 female
- Households
- 640
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 50.2%
- below Baliguda block's villages (55.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 997
- below Baliguda block's villages (1,048)
- Children aged 0–6
- 482
- 17.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,424
- 52.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 244 (9.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,647 (61.0%)
What the 1,424 workers did
- Cultivators223 (15.7%)
- Agricultural labourers114 (8.0%)
- Household industry26 (1.8%)
- Other work340 (23.9%)
- Marginal workers721 (50.6%)
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 Mediakia
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 32 km², 13% of it sown with crops and 80% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 13
- Middle school2 of 13
- Secondary school1 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre1 of 13
- Anganwadi centre5 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump12 of 13
- Electricity for homes2 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Turmeric (12), Maize (6), Til (3), Ginger (1), Hill Broom (1). Handicrafts: Leaf Plates (10), Hill Broom (9), Wooden Material (4), Broomstick (1), Leafe Plate (1), Bricks (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 Baliguda block
- Barakhama
- Battaguda
- Budrukia
- Dadakangia
- Khamankhol
- Kutikia
- Landagaon
- Parampanga
- Rebingia
- Rutungia
- Salaguda
- Sindirigaon
- Sudra
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Mediakia? Share it with us.