Gram panchayat · Loisinga block · Balangir
Ratakhandi gram panchayat
Ratakhandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Loisinga block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 2,793 people in 717 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Loisingha assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 2,793
- Literacy
- 65.5%
- Area
- 17.7 km²
- LGD code
- 115910
Villages of Ratakhandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taljuri | 329 | 1,276 | 62.2% | 5% | 43% |
| Ratakhandi | 185 | 738 | 64.7% | 26% | 49% |
| Phalsamal | 138 | 532 | 74.9% | 2% | 44% |
| Dumerjharan | 65 | 247 | 63.9% | 11% | 19% |
| Rabanguda | 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 Ratakhandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,793
- 1,399 male · 1,394 female
- Households
- 717
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.5%
- below Loisinga block's villages (69.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 996
- about the same as Loisinga block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 370
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,370
- 49.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 296 (10.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,192 (42.7%)
What the 1,370 workers did
- Cultivators268 (19.6%)
- Agricultural labourers261 (19.1%)
- Household industry121 (8.8%)
- Other work106 (7.7%)
- Marginal workers614 (44.8%)
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 Ratakhandi
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 18 km², 57% of it sown with crops and 22% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus3 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat3 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (4), Ground Nut (2), Cotton (1), Oil Seeds (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 Loisinga block
- Badibahal
- Badimunda
- Banipali
- Budhipadar
- Burda
- G.s.dungripalli
- Hirapur
- Jharmunda
- Jogisarda
- Kandajuri
- Kusang
- Kusmel
- Kutenpali
- Loisingha
- Magurbeda
- Rengali
- Sargad
- Taliudar
- Uparbahal
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Ratakhandi? Share it with us.