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Gram panchayat · Agalpur block · Balangir

Roth gram panchayat

Roth is a gram panchayat (village council) in Agalpur block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,078 people in 800 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Loisingha assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
3
Population (2011)
3,078
Literacy
71.5%
Area
10.2 km²
LGD code
115774

Villages of Roth

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Roath6542,50771.3%24%12%
Chhelakhai14657172.7%29%0%
Rengadiha00–––

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 Roth

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
3,078
1,551 male · 1,527 female
Households
800
about 3.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
71.5%
above Agalpur block's villages (69.5%)
Females per 1,000 males
985
about the same as Agalpur block's villages (982)
Children aged 0–6
361
11.7% of residents
Workers
1,610
52.3% of residents
Scheduled Castes
760 (24.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
312 (10.1%)

What the 1,610 workers did

  • Cultivators289 (18.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers548 (34.0%)
  • Household industry41 (2.5%)
  • Other work163 (10.1%)
  • Marginal workers569 (35.3%)

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 Roth

How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 10 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.

Education

  • Primary school2 of 2
  • Middle school2 of 2
  • Secondary school1 of 2
  • Senior secondary school1 of 2
  • Degree college1 of 2

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 2
  • Health sub-centre1 of 2
  • Anganwadi centre2 of 2

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 2
  • Hand pump2 of 2
  • Electricity for homes2 of 2

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 2
  • Public bus0 of 2
  • Mobile phone coverage2 of 2

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 2
  • Commercial bank0 of 2
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
  • Weekly haat1 of 2
Primary schools
4
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Almonds (2), Vegetables (1), Vegetable (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 Agalpur block

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