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Gram panchayat · Chandahandi block · Nabarangpur

Mohara gram panchayat

Mohara is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chandahandi block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,578 people in 1,204 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jharigam assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
4,578
Literacy
54.4%
Area
10.4 km²
LGD code
120429

Villages of Mohara

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Pujariguda4641,74350.0%15%40%
Boriguda27497963.2%4%2%
Mohora19585058.1%15%34%
Badamunda15458248.8%8%2%
Ambaguda7326550.2%6%59%
Nahalmunda4415957.1%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 Mohara

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,578
2,290 male · 2,288 female
Households
1,204
about 3.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
54.4%
above Chandahandi block's villages (49.4%)
Females per 1,000 males
999
below Chandahandi block's villages (1,028)
Children aged 0–6
639
14.0% of residents
Workers
1,889
41.3% of residents
Scheduled Castes
486 (10.6%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,175 (25.7%)

What the 1,889 workers did

  • Cultivators586 (31.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers105 (5.6%)
  • Household industry28 (1.5%)
  • Other work345 (18.3%)
  • Marginal workers825 (43.7%)

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 Mohara

How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 10 km², 91% of it sown with crops.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 6
  • Middle school3 of 6
  • Secondary school0 of 6
  • Senior secondary school0 of 6
  • Degree college0 of 6

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 6
  • Health sub-centre1 of 6
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 6

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 6
  • Hand pump6 of 6
  • Electricity for homes6 of 6

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road5 of 6
  • Public bus0 of 6
  • Mobile phone coverage6 of 6

Services

  • Post office or sub post office3 of 6
  • Commercial bank0 of 6
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
  • Weekly haat0 of 6
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
0
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (5). Handicrafts: Earthern Pots (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 Chandahandi block

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