Gram panchayat · Gudvella block · Balangir
Rusuda gram panchayat
Rusuda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gudvella block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,914 people in 1,538 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,914
- Literacy
- 66.3%
- Area
- 18.5 km²
- LGD code
- 115875
Villages of Rusuda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantipadar | 318 | 1,251 | 67.9% | 21% | 14% |
| Likhiria | 291 | 1,123 | 64.5% | 14% | 73% |
| Rusuda | 285 | 1,086 | 50.6% | 10% | 81% |
| Barla | 235 | 927 | 74.2% | 30% | 54% |
| Kandhenbahal | 149 | 579 | 72.8% | 25% | 3% |
| Sasanpali | 105 | 395 | 75.1% | 5% | 13% |
| Deseimunda | 91 | 317 | 70.7% | 31% | 0% |
| Pipalmunda | 64 | 236 | 71.2% | 29% | 2% |
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 Rusuda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,914
- 2,951 male · 2,963 female
- Households
- 1,538
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.3%
- above Gudvella block's villages (64.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,004
- about the same as Gudvella block's villages (995)
- Children aged 0–6
- 699
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,242
- 37.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,137 (19.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,442 (41.3%)
What the 2,242 workers did
- Cultivators291 (13.0%)
- Agricultural labourers456 (20.3%)
- Household industry24 (1.1%)
- Other work240 (10.7%)
- Marginal workers1,231 (54.9%)
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 Rusuda
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 18 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school5 of 8
- Secondary school3 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus2 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Pulses (5), Paddy (3), Wheat (1), Arhar (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 Gudvella block
- Badangomunda
- Biramunda
- Chinched
- Deulgudi
- Gambhariguda
- Ghuna
- Gudvela
- Jamut
- Madhekela
- Nuapada
- Samara
- Tentelkhunti
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