Gram panchayat · Satyabadi block · Puri
Mahura gram panchayat
Mahura is a gram panchayat (village council) in Satyabadi block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,062 people in 953 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Satyabadi assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,062
- Literacy
- 85.0%
- Area
- 7.7 km²
- LGD code
- 121096
Villages of Mahura
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dangura | 350 | 1,397 | 90.6% | 8% | 0% |
| Mahura | 243 | 1,043 | 79.9% | 23% | 0% |
| Nuabagalpur | 210 | 957 | 76.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Alikia | 149 | 663 | 93.8% | 9% | 0% |
| Gramakhandayat | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 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 Mahura
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,062
- 2,079 male · 1,983 female
- Households
- 953
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.0%
- about the same as Satyabadi block's villages (84.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- below Satyabadi block's villages (967)
- Children aged 0–6
- 421
- 10.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,509
- 37.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 418 (10.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,509 workers did
- Cultivators672 (44.5%)
- Agricultural labourers282 (18.7%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work187 (12.4%)
- Marginal workers363 (24.1%)
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 Mahura
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 8 km², 66% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump4 of 5
- Electricity for homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (4), Oil Sheeds (4).
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 Satyabadi block
- Algum
- Alisha
- Balapur
- Balarampur
- Bidyadharapur
- Biraramachandrpur
- Biswanathpur
- Desabidyadharapur
- Dugal
- Jayapur
- Ketakipatna
- Kodua
- Madhubana
- Mulalasa
- Narendrapur
- Nuasameswarpur
- Parajapada
- Penthapada
- Raikhandi
- Sandharasasan
- Sarangjodi
- Sri Ramachandrapur
- Sukal
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