Gram panchayat · Mahakalapada block · Kendrapara
Mahakalapada gram panchayat
Mahakalapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 9,772 people in 2,394 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mahakalapada assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 9,772
- Literacy
- 85.1%
- Area
- 20 km²
- LGD code
- 119140
Villages of Mahakalapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiar banka | 689 | 2,756 | 81.8% | 26% | 0% |
| Maha kala para | 415 | 1,760 | 87.1% | 45% | 0% |
| Chadeiguan | 311 | 1,350 | 88.1% | 6% | 2% |
| Gopalpur | 171 | 732 | 85.7% | 1% | 0% |
| Jalakana | 129 | 517 | 88.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Janra | 133 | 516 | 92.6% | 7% | 0% |
| Gamha | 125 | 452 | 86.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Gaudabadpur | 102 | 434 | 81.0% | 37% | 0% |
| Sikhar | 108 | 433 | 72.6% | 21% | 0% |
| Raigada | 108 | 428 | 85.5% | 21% | 0% |
| Tithi | 103 | 394 | 88.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Jaganathpur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jemadeipur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Report | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Mahakalapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,772
- 5,005 male · 4,767 female
- Households
- 2,394
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.1%
- above Mahakalapada block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- below Mahakalapada block's villages (969)
- Children aged 0–6
- 986
- 10.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,144
- 32.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,971 (20.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 41 (0.4%)
What the 3,144 workers did
- Cultivators1,540 (49.0%)
- Agricultural labourers219 (7.0%)
- Household industry61 (1.9%)
- Other work558 (17.7%)
- Marginal workers766 (24.4%)
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 Mahakalapada
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 20 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 11
- Middle school7 of 11
- Secondary school3 of 11
- Senior secondary school3 of 11
- Degree college3 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre11 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump9 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 11
- Weekly haat1 of 11
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 3
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (3), Potato (3).
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 Mahakalapada block
- Alailo
- Ameipal
- Badakul
- Badihi
- Balipal
- Baradanga
- Barakandha
- Batighara
- Baulakani
- Bijayanagar
- Deulapada
- Gadaromita
- Gogua
- Jadupur
- Jamboo
- Jayachandrapur
- Kansarabadadandua
- Karanja
- Kharinasi
- Khursia
- Lanjura
- Mangalapur
- Patalipanka
- Petchhela(B.b Colony)
- Rajgarh
- Ramanagar
- Suniti
- Teragan
- Tihiri
- Tikarapanga
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Mahakalapada? Share it with us.