Gram panchayat · Borigumma block · Koraput
Munja gram panchayat
Munja is a gram panchayat (village council) in Borigumma block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,602 people in 987 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jeypore assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,602
- Literacy
- 41.3%
- Area
- 14 km²
- LGD code
- 119752
Villages of Munja
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badaindhanpur | 295 | 1,108 | 29.0% | 7% | 82% |
| Sanindhanpur | 245 | 906 | 40.7% | 14% | 73% |
| Chaupadi | 202 | 675 | 49.1% | 32% | 12% |
| Munja | 168 | 587 | 45.8% | 23% | 20% |
| Kotahandi | 77 | 326 | 58.2% | 17% | 8% |
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 Munja
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,602
- 1,780 male · 1,822 female
- Households
- 987
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 41.3%
- below Borigumma block's villages (45.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,024
- about the same as Borigumma block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 536
- 14.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,161
- 60.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 614 (17.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,788 (49.6%)
What the 2,161 workers did
- Cultivators296 (13.7%)
- Agricultural labourers147 (6.8%)
- Household industry5 (0.2%)
- Other work81 (3.7%)
- Marginal workers1,632 (75.5%)
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 Munja
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 14 km², 56% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes3 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Sugarcane (3), Raggy (2), Ragi (2), Maize (1), Til (1), Nijar (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 Borigumma block
- Anchala
- Aunli
- B Andiguda
- B.singpur
- Benagam
- Benasur
- Bijapur
- Bodigam
- Borigumma
- Champapadar
- Dengapadar
- Gujuniguda
- Gumuda
- Haridaguda
- Hordoli
- Jujhari
- Kamara
- Kamta
- Kanagam
- Kathargada
- Kumuli
- Malda
- Narigam
- Nuagam
- Pondasguda
- Ranaspur
- Sanapori A
- Sargiguda
- Sasahandi
- Semlaguda
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