Gram panchayat · Raikia block · Kandhamal
Manikeswar gram panchayat
Manikeswar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Raikia block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 22 villages, home to 5,567 people in 1,389 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the G. Udayagiri assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 22
- Population (2011)
- 5,567
- Literacy
- 61.5%
- Area
- 32.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118993
Villages of Manikeswar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manikeswar | 198 | 695 | 64.4% | 28% | 58% |
| Badamaha | 151 | 563 | 61.7% | 27% | 69% |
| Barepanga | 115 | 528 | 69.6% | 41% | 41% |
| Gundhani | 73 | 466 | 91.9% | 5% | 39% |
| Kumbharakhadi | 89 | 384 | 36.1% | 35% | 65% |
| Sisapanga | 102 | 376 | 62.3% | 4% | 90% |
| Padrimaha | 88 | 334 | 47.4% | 26% | 63% |
| Gamerikia | 85 | 328 | 80.4% | 0% | 32% |
| Sikabadi | 59 | 276 | 43.6% | 8% | 92% |
| Lendrikia | 68 | 268 | 50.2% | 33% | 34% |
| Mungelibadi | 79 | 268 | 52.5% | 45% | 40% |
| Gudrighasi | 60 | 205 | 60.6% | 17% | 74% |
| Kadingia | 51 | 177 | 72.8% | 25% | 72% |
| Patalipanga | 41 | 176 | 60.4% | 11% | 88% |
| Malaguda | 28 | 117 | 48.5% | 34% | 66% |
| Mundanaju | 24 | 102 | 77.5% | 0% | 41% |
| Pangamaha | 19 | 69 | 67.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Mediadami | 14 | 57 | 50.0% | 49% | 51% |
| Ganjuguda | 12 | 50 | 34.1% | 0% | 56% |
| Mahaguda | 12 | 45 | 42.5% | 100% | 0% |
| Dhngesu | 12 | 43 | 8.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Sidingipata | 9 | 40 | 71.9% | 0% | 100% |
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 Manikeswar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,567
- 2,641 male · 2,926 female
- Households
- 1,389
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.5%
- below Raikia block's villages (67.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,108
- above Raikia block's villages (1,045)
- Children aged 0–6
- 829
- 14.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,930
- 52.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,265 (22.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,308 (59.4%)
What the 2,930 workers did
- Cultivators672 (22.9%)
- Agricultural labourers221 (7.5%)
- Household industry16 (0.5%)
- Other work251 (8.6%)
- Marginal workers1,770 (60.4%)
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 Manikeswar
How many of the 22 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 22 villages cover 33 km², 48% of it sown with crops and 37% forest.
Education
- Primary school17 of 22
- Middle school4 of 22
- Secondary school1 of 22
- Senior secondary school0 of 22
- Degree college0 of 22
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 22
- Health sub-centre1 of 22
- Anganwadi centre13 of 22
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 22
- Hand pump21 of 22
- Electricity for homes15 of 22
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 22
- Public bus0 of 22
- Mobile phone coverage15 of 22
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 22
- Commercial bank0 of 22
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 22
- Weekly haat0 of 22
- Primary schools
- 17
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (20), Turmeric (18), Ginger (14), Pulses (5), Maize (2).
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 Raikia block
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