Gram panchayat · Kalyansingpur block · Rayagada
Majhiguda gram panchayat
Majhiguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalyansingpur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 3,208 people in 832 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bissam Cuttack assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 3,208
- Literacy
- 40.2%
- Area
- 14.7 km²
- LGD code
- 121164
Villages of Majhiguda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majhiguda | 248 | 938 | 63.7% | 30% | 28% |
| Jilunda | 181 | 714 | 47.3% | 12% | 63% |
| Mimajholla | 153 | 599 | 24.5% | 12% | 81% |
| Pamada | 63 | 232 | 13.8% | 6% | 94% |
| Raghunathpur | 49 | 217 | 35.3% | 4% | 96% |
| Khatipada | 43 | 147 | 24.2% | 23% | 77% |
| Pipalguda | 40 | 139 | 19.0% | 9% | 91% |
| Kotalpadu (Koterpar) | 28 | 120 | 26.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Kudari | 27 | 102 | 1.1% | 23% | 77% |
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 Majhiguda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,208
- 1,480 male · 1,728 female
- Households
- 832
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 40.2%
- above Kalyansingpur block's villages (36.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,168
- above Kalyansingpur block's villages (1,128)
- Children aged 0–6
- 407
- 12.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,792
- 55.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 532 (16.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,064 (64.3%)
What the 1,792 workers did
- Cultivators405 (22.6%)
- Agricultural labourers204 (11.4%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work250 (14.0%)
- Marginal workers928 (51.8%)
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 Majhiguda
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 15 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school0 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre5 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes7 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus2 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Ragi (9), Maize (6), Alasi (3).
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 Kalyansingpur block
- Budaguda
- Dhamunipanga
- Kalyansinghpur
- Kandhakatipadu
- Korapa
- Narayanapur
- Parsali
- Polama
- Pujariguda
- Serigumma
- Sikarpai
- Singari
- Sunakhandi
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Majhiguda? Share it with us.