Gram panchayat · Kundura block · Koraput
Mosigam gram panchayat
Mosigam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kundura block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,935 people in 1,243 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kotpad assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,935
- Literacy
- 49.0%
- Area
- 26.2 km²
- LGD code
- 119838
Villages of Mosigam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossigam | 592 | 2,377 | 46.2% | 8% | 66% |
| Jhodenga | 178 | 702 | 68.3% | 11% | 72% |
| Baraguda | 109 | 413 | 56.2% | 0% | 72% |
| Gullariguda | 88 | 408 | 35.6% | 6% | 13% |
| Jontaput | 93 | 342 | 36.6% | 18% | 32% |
| Baragam | 81 | 301 | 58.9% | 14% | 50% |
| Koliariput | 53 | 199 | 32.2% | 0% | 91% |
| Pujariput | 49 | 193 | 50.9% | 0% | 74% |
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 Mosigam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,935
- 2,352 male · 2,583 female
- Households
- 1,243
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 49.0%
- above Kundura block's villages (45.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,098
- above Kundura block's villages (1,051)
- Children aged 0–6
- 860
- 17.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,389
- 48.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 400 (8.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,013 (61.1%)
What the 2,389 workers did
- Cultivators531 (22.2%)
- Agricultural labourers512 (21.4%)
- Household industry5 (0.2%)
- Other work132 (5.5%)
- Marginal workers1,209 (50.6%)
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 Mosigam
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 26 km², 71% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school2 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 homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Ragi (3), Sugarcane (2), Maize (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 Kundura block
- Asana
- Bagderi
- Banuaguda
- Bhusangaguda
- Dangarapaunsi
- Digapur
- G Undala
- Ghumar
- Kerimiti
- Kundra
- Lima
- P Akhanaguda
- P Hulabhata
- Phupugan
- Ranigada
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