Gram panchayat · Mathili block · Malkangiri
Mecca gram panchayat
Mecca is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mathili block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,492 people in 1,240 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chitrakonda assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,492
- Literacy
- 39.2%
- Area
- 32.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120020
Villages of Mecca
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meka | 550 | 2,331 | 29.8% | 7% | 92% |
| Bijapadar | 357 | 1,722 | 48.4% | 1% | 96% |
| Damapada | 307 | 1,333 | 43.7% | 9% | 89% |
| Raniguda | 15 | 59 | 23.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Matiguda | 11 | 47 | 17.9% | 0% | 96% |
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 Mecca
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,492
- 2,768 male · 2,724 female
- Households
- 1,240
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 39.2%
- below Mathili block's villages (45.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 984
- below Mathili block's villages (1,024)
- Children aged 0–6
- 959
- 17.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,809
- 51.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 292 (5.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,096 (92.8%)
What the 2,809 workers did
- Cultivators590 (21.0%)
- Agricultural labourers141 (5.0%)
- Household industry5 (0.2%)
- Other work67 (2.4%)
- Marginal workers2,006 (71.4%)
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 Mecca
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 33 km², 37% of it sown with crops and 45% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes1 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) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Til (3), Mandia (3).
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 Mathili block
- Ambaguda
- Bhandaripangam
- Bhejaguda
- Chaulamendi
- Chedenga
- Dalapatiguda
- Dhungiaput
- Kamarpalli
- Karatanpalli
- Katapalli
- Kiango
- Kutunipalli
- Mathili
- Mohupadar
- Naikguda
- Pangam
- Salimi
- Temurupalli
- Udulibeda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Mecca? Share it with us.