Gram panchayat · Kalimela block · Malkangiri
Mottu gram panchayat
Mottu is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalimela block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 3,557 people in 909 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 3,557
- Literacy
- 41.9%
- Area
- 12.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120031
Villages of Mottu
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motu | 265 | 1,171 | 70.2% | 14% | 39% |
| Kandapally | 189 | 799 | 33.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Binayakpur | 148 | 454 | 19.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Alma | 109 | 387 | 22.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Muraliguda | 87 | 315 | 22.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Katagura | 58 | 213 | 29.8% | 0% | 98% |
| Madiguru | 49 | 200 | 28.6% | 0% | 99% |
| Baribancha | 4 | 18 | 66.7% | 0% | 0% |
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 Mottu
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,557
- 1,794 male · 1,763 female
- Households
- 909
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 41.9%
- below Kalimela block's villages (51.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 983
- below Kalimela block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 458
- 12.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,129
- 59.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 163 (4.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,815 (79.1%)
What the 2,129 workers did
- Cultivators955 (44.9%)
- Agricultural labourers117 (5.5%)
- Household industry3 (0.1%)
- Other work345 (16.2%)
- Marginal workers709 (33.3%)
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 Mottu
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 13 km², 34% of it sown with crops and 36% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre5 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes2 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 8
- Public bus2 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Til (8).
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 Kalimela block
- Badili
- Bhejangiwada
- Bhubanpalli
- Bodigetta
- Chintalwada
- Chitrangapalli
- Gompakunda
- Gumuka
- Kangurukunda
- Koimetla
- Lugel
- Maharajapalli
- Malavaram
- Mandapalli
- Manyamkunda
- Nalagunthi
- Pusuguda
- Tandbai
- Telerai
- Tigal
- Venkatapallam
- kALIMELA
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