Gram panchayat · Podia block · Malkangiri
Materu gram panchayat
Materu is a gram panchayat (village council) in Podia block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,548 people in 1,232 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,548
- Literacy
- 37.4%
- Area
- 59.4 km²
- LGD code
- 120030
Villages of Materu
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erabanpali | 348 | 1,781 | 66.3% | 54% | 16% |
| Materu | 289 | 1,301 | 21.1% | 4% | 96% |
| Parsanpalli | 209 | 891 | 28.7% | 1% | 99% |
| Tegadapalli | 154 | 602 | 17.4% | 0% | 95% |
| Batanawada | 108 | 451 | 16.6% | 1% | 99% |
| Kotaguda | 58 | 244 | 52.9% | 100% | 0% |
| Ramaguda | 42 | 173 | 13.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Khillaguda | 24 | 105 | 9.6% | 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 Materu
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,548
- 2,656 male · 2,892 female
- Households
- 1,232
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 37.4%
- below Podia block's villages (44.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,089
- above Podia block's villages (1,031)
- Children aged 0–6
- 996
- 18.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,964
- 53.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,267 (22.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,719 (67.0%)
What the 2,964 workers did
- Cultivators1,597 (53.9%)
- Agricultural labourers448 (15.1%)
- Household industry76 (2.6%)
- Other work178 (6.0%)
- Marginal workers665 (22.4%)
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 Materu
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 59 km², 41% of it sown with crops and 35% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes1 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Podia block
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