Mujagada, Ganjam

Mujagada
ମୁଜାଗଡ
town

Mujagada U.P. School
Mujagada

Location in Odisha, India

Coordinates: 19°03′36″N 84°34′48″E / 19.06000°N 84.58000°E / 19.06000; 84.58000Coordinates: 19°03′36″N 84°34′48″E / 19.06000°N 84.58000°E / 19.06000; 84.58000
Country  India
State Odisha
District Ganjam
Government
  Type Democratic
Languages
  Official Oriya
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 761132

Mujagada(Odia: ମୁଜାଗଡ) is a small town located near Bhanjanagar of Ganjam district in Orissa. It is located 89 km towards North from District Headquarters Chhatrapur. 159 km from State capital Bhubaneswar. Asika, Hinjilicut, Phulabani, Berhampur are the nearby Cities of the village. Oriya is the local language here.

Geography

Bhanjanagar, Asika, Badagada, Brahmapur are the nearest towns / cities of Mujagada village. It is surrounded by Belaguntha Tehsil towards East and Surada Tehsil towards South.

Demography

As per Census 2011, the village code of Mujagada is 410550.[1] Out of the total population, 2057 were engaged in work activities. 29.07% of workers describe their work as main work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.93% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2057 workers engaged in Main Work, 120 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourer.[2] In Mujagada village population of children with age group 0-6 is 510, which makes up 11.48% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mujagada is 978 which is lower than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for Mujagada as per census-2011 is 828, lower than Orissa average of 941. Mujagada village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Mujagada village was 70.96% compared to 72.87% of Orissa. In Mujagada Male literacy stands at 81.55% while female literacy rate was 60.38%. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.21% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.13% of the total population in Mujagada village.[3]

Transportation

There is no railway station at Mujagada. Brahmapur is the nearest railway station located at 179 km from State Capital Bhubaneswar.[4]

References

  1. All India Facts. "All India Facts". Mujagada Village. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. Mujagada Population. "Mujagada Population". http://www.census2011.co.in/. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. Mujagada Population. "Mujagada". www.census2011. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. One five nine. "Mugagada". onefivenine. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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