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Gram panchayat · Muniguda block · Rayagada

Muniguda gram panchayat

Muniguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Muniguda block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,514 people in 1,380 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bissam Cuttack assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
5,514
Literacy
62.5%
Area
9.4 km²
LGD code
121217

Villages of Muniguda

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Gobardhan9253,61668.5%6%5%
Kondha gotiguda22397446.9%78%20%
Muniguda17069063.4%43%2%
Bhurushi Khamar3714940.5%0%0%
Bahal Padmapur258517.5%0%84%
Tikarapada00–––
Tikarpada (CT)–––––

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 Muniguda

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,514
2,795 male · 2,719 female
Households
1,380
about 4.0 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
62.5%
above Muniguda block's villages (44.1%)
Females per 1,000 males
973
below Muniguda block's villages (1,013)
Children aged 0–6
875
15.9% of residents
Workers
2,261
41.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,289 (23.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
473 (8.6%)

What the 2,261 workers did

  • Cultivators113 (5.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers326 (14.4%)
  • Household industry32 (1.4%)
  • Other work960 (42.5%)
  • Marginal workers830 (36.7%)

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 Muniguda

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 6 villages cover 9 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 26% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 5
  • Middle school0 of 5
  • Secondary school0 of 5
  • Senior secondary school1 of 5
  • Degree college1 of 5

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 5
  • Health sub-centre0 of 5
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 5

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 5
  • Hand pump5 of 5
  • Electricity for homes4 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 5
  • Public bus2 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office0 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
  • Weekly haat0 of 5
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
0
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ragi (5), Maize, Alasi (1), Pulses (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 Muniguda 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 Muniguda? Share it with us.