Gram panchayat · Rasgovindpur block · Mayurbhanj

Nalagaza gram panchayat

Nalagaza is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rasgovindpur block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 16 villages, home to 8,392 people in 1,833 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Morada assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 16
Population (2011): 8,392
Literacy: 62.9%
Area: 25.5 km²
LGD code: 120323

Villages of Nalagaza

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Nunchati	409	1,764	60.9%	17%	30%
Nalgaja	283	1,440	76.5%	13%	45%
Rangiam	263	1,179	62.1%	8%	85%
Ukasol	102	590	62.5%	0%	100%
Kolipal	138	538	66.2%	7%	79%
Mahulia	110	488	73.6%	9%	79%
Podapada	122	483	54.1%	43%	53%
Madhuria	82	369	62.7%	0%	95%
Itahari	65	327	64.7%	16%	80%
Sukhilakhali	54	314	58.6%	0%	96%
Andirapal	49	225	39.5%	0%	68%
Sunakania	55	212	42.5%	0%	99%
Kusdiha	45	204	44.4%	0%	92%
Jambhirapal	41	174	39.7%	0%	99%
Dhudhiasul	15	85	44.6%	0%	100%
Kusumbandhauninhabited	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 Nalagaza

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 8,392; 4,314 male · 4,078 female
Households: 1,833; about 4.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 62.9%; below Rasgovindpur block's villages (66.2%)
Females per 1,000 males: 945; below Rasgovindpur block's villages (978)
Children aged 0–6: 1,155; 13.8% of residents
Workers: 3,920; 46.7% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 913 (10.9%)
Scheduled Tribes: 5,563 (66.3%)

What the 3,920 workers did

Cultivators405 (10.3%)
Agricultural labourers176 (4.5%)
Household industry207 (5.3%)
Other work438 (11.2%)
Marginal workers2,694 (68.7%)

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 Nalagaza

How many of the 15 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 16 villages cover 25 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.

Education

Primary school9 of 15
Middle school3 of 15
Secondary school1 of 15
Senior secondary school1 of 15
Degree college1 of 15

Health

Primary health centre0 of 15
Health sub-centre2 of 15
Anganwadi centre10 of 15

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 15
Hand pump15 of 15
Electricity for homes14 of 15

Roads & transport

All-weather road6 of 15
Public bus2 of 15
Mobile phone coverage13 of 15

Services

Post office or sub post office4 of 15
Commercial bank0 of 15
Ration (PDS) shop2 of 15
Weekly haat0 of 15

Primary schools: 11
Middle schools: 4
Secondary schools: 2
Degree colleges: 1
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 2

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (15), Bamboo Works (1), Sabai Grass (1), Sal Leaf (1).

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 Rasgovindpur block

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