Gram panchayat · Ghasipura block · Kendujhar
Machhalo gram panchayat
Machhalo is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ghasipura block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 2,816 people in 669 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 2,816
- Literacy
- 80.6%
- Area
- 4.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119321
Villages of Machhalo
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machhalo | 489 | 2,000 | 87.0% | 22% | 3% |
| Rudranarayanpur | 118 | 580 | 55.5% | 0% | 41% |
| Naukana | 62 | 236 | 85.4% | 0% | 2% |
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 Machhalo
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,816
- 1,390 male · 1,426 female
- Households
- 669
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.6%
- above Ghasipura block's villages (78.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,026
- above Ghasipura block's villages (984)
- Children aged 0–6
- 346
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 788
- 28.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 447 (15.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 314 (11.2%)
What the 788 workers did
- Cultivators456 (57.9%)
- Agricultural labourers164 (20.8%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work54 (6.9%)
- Marginal workers114 (14.5%)
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 Machhalo
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 5 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes0 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 3
- Public bus1 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat2 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Ghasipura block
- Alati
- Balarampur
- Baripal
- Batto
- Bhandaridiha
- Biragobindapur
- Daradipal
- Deogaon
- Gadabandhagoda
- Ganpur
- Gohira
- Keshadurapal
- Khalana
- Khaliamenta
- Madanpur
- Pandua
- Purana Bandhogada
- Radhikadeipur
- Ramachandrapur
- Sainkul
- Saladei
- Samukanendi
- Tarimul
- Taruan
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Machhalo? Share it with us.