Gram panchayat · Joshipur block · Mayurbhanj
Podagarh gram panchayat
Podagarh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Joshipur block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 4,261 people in 1,025 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jashipur assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 4,261
- Literacy
- 43.3%
- Area
- 20.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120188
Villages of Podagarh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podagarh | 141 | 655 | 44.8% | 0% | 93% |
| Tulasibani | 152 | 642 | 34.6% | 0% | 85% |
| Kasipal | 145 | 541 | 43.1% | 3% | 82% |
| Bhadusole | 87 | 385 | 33.5% | 0% | 95% |
| Brundeiposi | 69 | 299 | 65.8% | 0% | 91% |
| Tingiriani | 64 | 278 | 58.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Jamuani | 65 | 274 | 44.2% | 0% | 97% |
| Madanmohanpur | 60 | 247 | 56.7% | 1% | 98% |
| Badajhilli | 64 | 242 | 48.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Palgoda | 61 | 230 | 34.7% | 3% | 93% |
| Rajpal | 39 | 162 | 23.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Kundagad | 39 | 157 | 26.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Sanjhilli | 30 | 119 | 43.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Hatimundi | 9 | 30 | 23.1% | 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 Podagarh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,261
- 2,086 male · 2,175 female
- Households
- 1,025
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 43.3%
- below Joshipur block's villages (56.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,043
- above Joshipur block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 682
- 16.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,501
- 58.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 28 (0.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,944 (92.6%)
What the 2,501 workers did
- Cultivators418 (16.7%)
- Agricultural labourers380 (15.2%)
- Household industry11 (0.4%)
- Other work64 (2.6%)
- Marginal workers1,628 (65.1%)
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 Podagarh
How many of the 14 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 20 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 27% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 14
- Middle school3 of 14
- Secondary school0 of 14
- Senior secondary school0 of 14
- Degree college0 of 14
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 14
- Health sub-centre1 of 14
- Anganwadi centre8 of 14
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 14
- Hand pump12 of 14
- Electricity for homes1 of 14
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 14
- Public bus0 of 14
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 14
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 14
- Commercial bank0 of 14
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 14
- Weekly haat0 of 14
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (14).
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 Joshipur block
- Astakuanr
- Barehipani
- Baunsanali
- Begunia
- Chakidi
- Dhalabani
- Durdura
- Ektali
- Gudugudia
- Jamdasahi
- Jamukeswar
- Jashipur
- Mahardapalsa
- Manada
- Matiagarh
- Maudi
- Pantho
- Rugudi
- Tangabila
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