Gram panchayat · Malkangiri block · Malkangiri
Matapaka gram panchayat
Matapaka is a gram panchayat (village council) in Malkangiri block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 3,853 people in 848 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 3,853
- Literacy
- 22.0%
- Area
- 76.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119972
Villages of Matapaka
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matapaka | 195 | 845 | 33.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Kotamateru | 136 | 709 | 13.7% | 0% | 99% |
| Kamalapadar | 115 | 529 | 28.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Orkelguda | 100 | 503 | 20.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Akarpalli | 98 | 430 | 15.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Koyagiri | 99 | 411 | 24.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Namkonda | 66 | 287 | 11.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Ramapadar | 39 | 139 | 9.4% | 0% | 100% |
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 Matapaka
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,853
- 1,847 male · 2,006 female
- Households
- 848
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 22.0%
- below Malkangiri block's villages (46.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,086
- above Malkangiri block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 745
- 19.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,214
- 57.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 4 (0.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,835 (99.5%)
What the 2,214 workers did
- Cultivators1,135 (51.3%)
- Agricultural labourers15 (0.7%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work36 (1.6%)
- Marginal workers1,028 (46.4%)
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 Matapaka
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 76 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 30% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school0 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes0 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 0
- Secondary schools
- 0
- 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 Malkangiri block
- Birlaxmanpur
- Challanguda
- Gangala
- Gorakhunta
- Goudaguda
- Jharapalli
- Markapalli
- Padmagiri
- Pandripani
- Pedakunda
- Pedawada
- Serpalli
- Sikhapalli
- Sindrimal
- Tamasa
- Tandapalli
- Tandiki
- Udupa
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Matapaka? Share it with us.