Gram panchayat · Papadahandi block · Nabarangpur
Mokia gram panchayat
Mokia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Papadahandi block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,100 people in 1,223 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dabugam assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,100
- Literacy
- 35.9%
- Area
- 21.1 km²
- LGD code
- 120521
Villages of Mokia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makia | 498 | 2,071 | 43.5% | 22% | 53% |
| Bamuni | 489 | 2,012 | 29.1% | 4% | 65% |
| Silakaguda | 155 | 680 | 36.6% | 19% | 59% |
| Sikaraguda | 81 | 337 | 28.1% | 0% | 96% |
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 Mokia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,100
- 2,550 male · 2,550 female
- Households
- 1,223
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 35.9%
- below Papadahandi block's villages (43.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,000
- below Papadahandi block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 860
- 16.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,942
- 57.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 663 (13.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,132 (61.4%)
What the 2,942 workers did
- Cultivators103 (3.5%)
- Agricultural labourers766 (26.0%)
- Household industry50 (1.7%)
- Other work369 (12.5%)
- Marginal workers1,654 (56.2%)
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 Mokia
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 21 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 12% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 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 road0 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 4
- Weekly haat2 of 4
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Sugarcane (2), Maize (1), Vegetables (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 Papadahandi block
- Chandrapur
- Chercheta
- Dangara
- Dengaguda
- Gadabakotra
- Ghataguda
- Hatibeda
- Jatabal
- Kantamal
- Khutubai
- Maidalpur
- Majhiguda
- Manigam
- Naktiguda
- Nuakote
- Papadahandi
- Patri
- Pondikote
- Sanabarli
- Semala
- Sirisi
- Tumbarla
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