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Gram panchayat · Thakurmunda block · Mayurbhanj

Mahuldiha gram panchayat

Mahuldiha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Thakurmunda block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,232 people in 922 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Karanjia assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
4,232
Literacy
51.3%
Area
17.8 km²
LGD code
120391

Villages of Mahuldiha

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Mahuldiha4021,87753.9%6%62%
Goudia bahali20997535.3%2%77%
Jamunalia21694060.7%5%51%
Khumthan9544053.0%3%61%

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 Mahuldiha

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,232
2,061 male · 2,171 female
Households
922
about 4.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
51.3%
about the same as Thakurmunda block's villages (51.7%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,053
about the same as Thakurmunda block's villages (1,044)
Children aged 0–6
712
16.8% of residents
Workers
1,884
44.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
191 (4.5%)
Scheduled Tribes
2,661 (62.9%)

What the 1,884 workers did

  • Cultivators634 (33.7%)
  • Agricultural labourers191 (10.1%)
  • Household industry63 (3.3%)
  • Other work188 (10.0%)
  • Marginal workers808 (42.9%)

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 Mahuldiha

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 18 km², 46% of it sown with crops and 12% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school3 of 4
  • Secondary school2 of 4
  • Senior secondary school1 of 4
  • Degree college0 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre1 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes4 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road3 of 4
  • Public bus2 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
  • Weekly haat3 of 4
Primary schools
7
Middle schools
5
Secondary schools
5
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (4). Handicrafts: Leaf Plates (4).

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 Thakurmunda block

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