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Magarabandha gram panchayat

Magarabandha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Odagaon block of Nayagarh district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,871 people in 1,253 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Ranpur assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
9
Population (2011)
4,871
Literacy
77.5%
Area
13.3 km²
LGD code
120717

Villages of Magarabandha

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Magarbandha3711,40078.9%2%0%
Darpada20188180.9%15%0%
Phasipalli21783075.5%3%5%
Sabideipur15855069.2%0%0%
Bitalgadia14750072.7%38%0%
Binayakpur10947779.9%29%0%
Mainsigothapalli2512085.1%5%0%
Gundurabari2511390.2%0%94%
Takarakhai00–––

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 Magarabandha

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,871
2,599 male · 2,272 female
Households
1,253
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
77.5%
below Odagaon block's villages (78.9%)
Females per 1,000 males
874
below Odagaon block's villages (904)
Children aged 0–6
519
10.7% of residents
Workers
1,723
35.4% of residents
Scheduled Castes
520 (10.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
148 (3.0%)

What the 1,723 workers did

  • Cultivators558 (32.4%)
  • Agricultural labourers578 (33.5%)
  • Household industry17 (1.0%)
  • Other work204 (11.8%)
  • Marginal workers366 (21.2%)

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 Magarabandha

How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 13 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.

Education

  • Primary school7 of 8
  • Middle school3 of 8
  • Secondary school1 of 8
  • Senior secondary school0 of 8
  • Degree college0 of 8

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 8
  • Health sub-centre1 of 8
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 8

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 8
  • Hand pump8 of 8
  • Electricity for homes8 of 8

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road8 of 8
  • Public bus5 of 8
  • Mobile phone coverage8 of 8

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 8
  • Commercial bank0 of 8
  • Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
  • Weekly haat0 of 8
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 (8), Black Gram (8).

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 Odagaon block

Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Magarabandha? Share it with us.