Gram panchayat · Morada block · Mayurbhanj
Gadigan gram panchayat
Gadigan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Morada block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,190 people in 1,194 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Morada assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,190
- Literacy
- 61.5%
- Area
- 20.8 km²
- LGD code
- 120281
Villages of Gadigan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadigan | 488 | 2,149 | 56.3% | 3% | 55% |
| Fulbadia | 171 | 707 | 69.5% | 3% | 22% |
| Mundhabani | 133 | 596 | 54.7% | 32% | 44% |
| Panchabhaya | 131 | 548 | 67.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kundhei | 103 | 424 | 69.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Sindurjoda | 53 | 288 | 52.4% | 0% | 91% |
| Betnasia | 57 | 250 | 77.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Dhobanisol | 58 | 228 | 68.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Daharda | 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 Gadigan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,190
- 2,599 male · 2,591 female
- Households
- 1,194
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.5%
- below Morada block's villages (64.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 997
- below Morada block's villages (1,014)
- Children aged 0–6
- 691
- 13.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,556
- 49.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 267 (5.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,856 (35.8%)
What the 2,556 workers did
- Cultivators617 (24.1%)
- Agricultural labourers38 (1.5%)
- Household industry790 (30.9%)
- Other work248 (9.7%)
- Marginal workers863 (33.8%)
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 Gadigan
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 9 villages cover 21 km², 42% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school3 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump6 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 8
- Weekly haat2 of 8
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Morada block
- Barkand
- Bhaliadiha
- Chadheigan
- Chikitamatia
- Chitrada
- Dantiamuhan
- Dhadasahi
- Durgapur
- Ghalmuhan
- Godia
- Haldipal
- Jualibhanga
- Kohi
- Morada
- Nuagan
- Nuhajhalia
- Palasmunduli
- Sanmundhabani
- Sureidihi
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