Gram panchayat · Kotpad block · Koraput
Murthahandi gram panchayat
Murthahandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kotpad block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,773 people in 1,935 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kotpad assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 7,773
- Literacy
- 40.0%
- Area
- 40.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119824
Villages of Murthahandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambogam | 560 | 2,372 | 41.1% | 14% | 71% |
| Murtahandi | 434 | 1,560 | 51.0% | 13% | 64% |
| Sorishapadar | 219 | 1,011 | 16.4% | 24% | 71% |
| Umarapondi | 230 | 922 | 39.4% | 22% | 60% |
| Sindhigam | 206 | 778 | 35.9% | 20% | 79% |
| Monchahandi | 149 | 533 | 59.1% | 6% | 28% |
| Jeeragam | 85 | 405 | 25.5% | 10% | 89% |
| Taragam | 52 | 192 | 50.6% | 4% | 76% |
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 Murthahandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,773
- 3,809 male · 3,964 female
- Households
- 1,935
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 40.0%
- below Kotpad block's villages (44.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,041
- above Kotpad block's villages (1,027)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,353
- 17.4% of residents
- Workers
- 4,018
- 51.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,211 (15.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,220 (67.2%)
What the 4,018 workers did
- Cultivators929 (23.1%)
- Agricultural labourers705 (17.5%)
- Household industry32 (0.8%)
- Other work257 (6.4%)
- Marginal workers2,095 (52.1%)
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 Murthahandi
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 41 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 17% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes5 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Sugar Cane (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 Kotpad block
- Batasona
- Bhansuli
- Bobeya
- Chandili
- Chatarla
- Chitra
- Dhamanahandi
- Ghumar
- Girla
- Guali
- Gumuda
- Kusumi
- S Utipadar
- S.b.nuagam
- Sadaranga
- Sargiguda
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