Gram panchayat · Bijatala block · Mayurbhanj
Manikpur gram panchayat
Manikpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bijatala block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 2,594 people in 605 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Saraskana assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 2,594
- Literacy
- 46.7%
- Area
- 23.6 km²
- LGD code
- 120137
Villages of Manikpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuagaon | 117 | 583 | 53.7% | 1% | 98% |
| Manikpur | 148 | 578 | 50.3% | 3% | 95% |
| Bandhagaon | 96 | 396 | 39.9% | 0% | 98% |
| Amdabeda | 72 | 308 | 50.6% | 1% | 92% |
| Paunsia | 57 | 260 | 55.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Kundurukocha | 61 | 231 | 18.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Kendua | 25 | 112 | 39.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Amdabeda hill | 13 | 64 | 46.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Paunsiahill | 16 | 62 | 35.4% | 0% | 95% |
| Bankadunguri | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kenduahilluninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Manikpur Hilluninhabited | 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 Manikpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,594
- 1,307 male · 1,287 female
- Households
- 605
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 46.7%
- below Bijatala block's villages (55.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 985
- below Bijatala block's villages (1,040)
- Children aged 0–6
- 463
- 17.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,627
- 62.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 26 (1.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,519 (97.1%)
What the 1,627 workers did
- Cultivators466 (28.6%)
- Agricultural labourers40 (2.5%)
- Household industry4 (0.2%)
- Other work79 (4.9%)
- Marginal workers1,038 (63.8%)
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 Manikpur
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 24 km², 44% of it sown with crops and 19% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre5 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump6 of 9
- Electricity for homes3 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- 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 (9), Maize (7). Handicrafts: Leaf Plates (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 Bijatala block
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