Gram panchayat · Aul block · Kendrapara
Mendhapur gram panchayat
Mendhapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Aul block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 8,073 people in 1,675 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Aul assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 8,073
- Literacy
- 82.4%
- Area
- 8.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119038
Villages of Mendhapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasulpur | 347 | 1,826 | 78.5% | 5% | 0% |
| Padanpur | 369 | 1,816 | 80.4% | 4% | 4% |
| Gopa | 258 | 1,243 | 86.5% | 4% | 0% |
| Kalapahada | 190 | 916 | 87.0% | 11% | 0% |
| Alakana | 203 | 831 | 82.1% | 34% | 0% |
| Mendhapur | 117 | 520 | 86.9% | 7% | 0% |
| Kantipur | 104 | 519 | 81.8% | 35% | 0% |
| Podamarai | 87 | 402 | 81.4% | 27% | 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 Mendhapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,073
- 3,828 male · 4,245 female
- Households
- 1,675
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.4%
- below Aul block's villages (85.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,109
- below Aul block's villages (1,135)
- Children aged 0–6
- 991
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,165
- 26.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 931 (11.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 77 (1.0%)
What the 2,165 workers did
- Cultivators209 (9.7%)
- Agricultural labourers155 (7.2%)
- Household industry48 (2.2%)
- Other work1,195 (55.2%)
- Marginal workers558 (25.8%)
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 Mendhapur
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 8 km², 75% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school3 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office7 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Aul block
- Arehikana
- Argal
- Atala
- Badambila
- Balakati
- Batipada
- Bhuinpur
- Chandiagari
- Dashipur
- Demal
- Desahi
- Dimiripal
- Ekamania
- Eradanga
- Gobindapur
- Juania
- Kalaspur
- Ketupal
- Koladiha
- Mahu
- Manikapatna
- Narendrapur
- Nial
- Nuapada
- Padanipal
- Palimi
- Patrapur
- Petapada
- Sahira
- Sanamanga
- Sansidha
- Singiri
- Tunga
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