Gram panchayat · Dabugam block · Nabarangpur
Medana gram panchayat
Medana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dabugam block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,655 people in 1,265 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dabugam assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,655
- Literacy
- 39.3%
- Area
- 19.2 km²
- LGD code
- 120440
Villages of Medana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medana | 448 | 1,938 | 40.5% | 19% | 52% |
| Chattiguda | 274 | 1,158 | 31.9% | 17% | 60% |
| Pujariguda | 176 | 831 | 48.6% | 15% | 57% |
| Maliguda | 128 | 669 | 47.3% | 4% | 11% |
| Chalanguda | 139 | 620 | 38.2% | 6% | 44% |
| Butiaguda | 100 | 439 | 24.9% | 35% | 45% |
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 Medana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,655
- 2,803 male · 2,852 female
- Households
- 1,265
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 39.3%
- about the same as Dabugam block's villages (38.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,017
- below Dabugam block's villages (1,032)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,100
- 19.5% of residents
- Workers
- 3,091
- 54.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 907 (16.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,729 (48.3%)
What the 3,091 workers did
- Cultivators458 (14.8%)
- Agricultural labourers285 (9.2%)
- Household industry41 (1.3%)
- Other work313 (10.1%)
- Marginal workers1,994 (64.5%)
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 Medana
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 19 km², 47% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school6 of 6
- Secondary school6 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college6 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 road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 6
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Ragi (2), Maize (2).
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 Dabugam block
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