Gram panchayat · Saharapada block · Kendujhar
Machhagarh gram panchayat
Machhagarh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saharapada block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 6,314 people in 1,505 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patna assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 6,314
- Literacy
- 61.6%
- Area
- 25.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119505
Villages of Machhagarh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamaramara | 331 | 1,443 | 60.9% | 7% | 47% |
| Ostajodi | 302 | 1,345 | 59.1% | 0% | 67% |
| Machhagarh | 243 | 938 | 77.2% | 2% | 7% |
| Baunsanali | 184 | 707 | 53.4% | 2% | 93% |
| Paitamaja | 138 | 548 | 58.1% | 1% | 25% |
| Dudhanali | 83 | 454 | 51.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Kaliaduma | 94 | 378 | 51.2% | 6% | 89% |
| Sanabaliposi | 66 | 265 | 64.7% | 0% | 38% |
| Sunariposi | 64 | 236 | 74.6% | 0% | 17% |
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 Machhagarh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,314
- 3,119 male · 3,195 female
- Households
- 1,505
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.6%
- below Saharapada block's villages (65.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,024
- below Saharapada block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,002
- 15.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,506
- 55.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 161 (2.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,365 (53.3%)
What the 3,506 workers did
- Cultivators629 (17.9%)
- Agricultural labourers372 (10.6%)
- Household industry209 (6.0%)
- Other work756 (21.6%)
- Marginal workers1,540 (43.9%)
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 Machhagarh
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 26 km², 58% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school4 of 9
- Senior secondary school2 of 9
- Degree college2 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes8 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office5 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 9
- Weekly haat2 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Mustard (2), Biri (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 Saharapada block
- Baikala
- Barbil
- Dalapaka
- Damahuda
- Digaposi
- Gandabeda
- Goras
- Kapundi
- Khadikapada
- Khajirapat
- Khuntapada
- Kundula
- Mallarpada
- Raidiha
- Saharpada
- Sankhua
- Silipada
- Tendara
- Udayapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Machhagarh? Share it with us.