Gram panchayat · Malkangiri block · Malkangiri
Pedawada gram panchayat
Pedawada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Malkangiri block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,036 people in 904 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,036
- Literacy
- 39.9%
- Area
- 25 km²
- LGD code
- 120002
Villages of Pedawada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedawada | 296 | 1,410 | 44.4% | 10% | 86% |
| Limaguda | 320 | 1,367 | 38.4% | 4% | 87% |
| Baraja | 246 | 1,052 | 37.8% | 3% | 65% |
| Dekra | 42 | 207 | 28.9% | 5% | 86% |
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 Pedawada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,036
- 1,940 male · 2,096 female
- Households
- 904
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 39.9%
- below Malkangiri block's villages (46.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,080
- above Malkangiri block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 837
- 20.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,949
- 48.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 241 (6.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,251 (80.6%)
What the 1,949 workers did
- Cultivators684 (35.1%)
- Agricultural labourers66 (3.4%)
- Household industry15 (0.8%)
- Other work46 (2.4%)
- Marginal workers1,138 (58.4%)
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 Pedawada
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 25 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 34% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school0 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre2 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes1 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 4
- Public bus2 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Ragi (2).
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
- Matapaka
- Padmagiri
- Pandripani
- Pedakunda
- 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 Pedawada? Share it with us.