Gram panchayat · Muniguda block · Rayagada

Munikhol gram panchayat

Munikhol is a gram panchayat (village council) in Muniguda block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 22 villages, home to 6,711 people in 1,209 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bissam Cuttack assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 22
Population (2011): 6,711
Literacy: 54.7%
Area: 67 km²
LGD code: 121216

Villages of Munikhol

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Munikhal	388	2,992	82.7%	16%	37%
Tamili	149	628	25.9%	42%	57%
Bhaliapadar	138	606	48.0%	70%	25%
Gunjapaju	87	411	15.4%	26%	72%
Dangini	83	404	35.8%	27%	73%
Ambadani	85	361	19.6%	15%	85%
Sokata	27	213	65.7%	0%	97%
Dhamana Panga	46	209	41.8%	21%	78%
Bada Cherangapai	39	175	23.3%	0%	100%
Kaliyaripeta	34	131	1.8%	0%	98%
Gulgula Haimunda	26	127	1.2%	0%	100%
Penubali	25	110	5.6%	46%	52%
Kudurumunda	20	71	35.8%	100%	0%
Munda	16	71	19.6%	34%	66%
Kota	16	67	4.0%	0%	100%
Seregapai	12	54	2.1%	0%	100%
Kadamaguda	11	52	38.1%	0%	81%
Surudipai	7	29	21.7%	0%	97%
Gunjidi	0	0	–	–	–
Mukha Bandili	0	0	–	–	–
Odapanga	0	0	–	–	–
San Cherangapai	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 Munikhol

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 6,711; 3,477 male · 3,234 female
Households: 1,209; about 5.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 54.7%; above Muniguda block's villages (44.1%)
Females per 1,000 males: 930; below Muniguda block's villages (1,013)
Children aged 0–6: 1,020; 15.2% of residents
Workers: 2,975; 44.3% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 1,630 (24.3%)
Scheduled Tribes: 3,603 (53.7%)

What the 2,975 workers did

Cultivators15 (0.5%)
Agricultural labourers8 (0.3%)
Household industry3 (0.1%)
Other work297 (10.0%)
Marginal workers2,652 (89.1%)

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 Munikhol

How many of the 18 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 22 villages cover 67 km², 50% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.

Education

Primary school13 of 18
Middle school2 of 18
Secondary school1 of 18
Senior secondary school0 of 18
Degree college0 of 18

Health

Primary health centre0 of 18
Health sub-centre1 of 18
Anganwadi centre11 of 18

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 18
Hand pump16 of 18
Electricity for homes2 of 18

Roads & transport

All-weather road15 of 18
Public bus1 of 18
Mobile phone coverage6 of 18

Services

Post office or sub post office2 of 18
Commercial bank0 of 18
Ration (PDS) shop6 of 18
Weekly haat0 of 18

Primary schools: 13
Middle schools: 2
Secondary schools: 1
Degree colleges: 0
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (17), Ragi (17), Pulses (9), Maize (6).

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 Muniguda block

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