Gram panchayat · Kosagumuda block · Nabarangpur
Majhidhanua gram panchayat
Majhidhanua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kosagumuda block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,665 people in 1,228 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dabugam assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,665
- Literacy
- 33.9%
- Area
- 20.6 km²
- LGD code
- 120475
Villages of Majhidhanua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aunli | 342 | 1,606 | 24.3% | 19% | 50% |
| Bhainsabeda | 234 | 1,044 | 31.6% | 10% | 69% |
| Saraladhanua | 224 | 1,019 | 32.2% | 9% | 74% |
| Mundidhanua | 167 | 739 | 44.2% | 36% | 18% |
| Majhidhanua | 145 | 722 | 38.0% | 45% | 34% |
| Pikaddhanua | 116 | 535 | 52.2% | 2% | 83% |
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 Majhidhanua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,665
- 2,777 male · 2,888 female
- Households
- 1,228
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 33.9%
- below Kosagumuda block's villages (36.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,040
- above Kosagumuda block's villages (1,022)
- Children aged 0–6
- 882
- 15.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,506
- 61.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,113 (19.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,102 (54.8%)
What the 3,506 workers did
- Cultivators614 (17.5%)
- Agricultural labourers348 (9.9%)
- Household industry99 (2.8%)
- Other work224 (6.4%)
- Marginal workers2,221 (63.3%)
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 Majhidhanua
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 21 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 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 homes3 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Maize (6), Sugarcane (2), Ragi (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 Kosagumuda block
- Attigam
- Badagumuda
- Badambada
- Balenga
- Bamuni
- Bankuli
- Binjili
- Butimajhisemala
- Chirma
- Ekori
- Karchamal
- Kodinga
- Kokdisemala
- Kosagumuda
- Metigm-karagam
- Modeigam
- Motigan
- Panduguda
- Pharsaguda
- Rajoda
- Sanambada
- Santoshapur
- Taragam
- Temara
- Ukiapalli
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