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Rahanja gram panchayat
Rahanja is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhadrak block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 7,178 people in 1,418 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhadrak assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 7,178
- Literacy
- 80.6%
- Area
- 7.1 km²
- LGD code
- 116639
Villages of Rahanja
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 Rahanja
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,178
- 3,616 male · 3,562 female
- Households
- 1,418
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.6%
- below Bhadrak block's villages (81.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 985
- above Bhadrak block's villages (967)
- Children aged 0–6
- 888
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,183
- 30.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 894 (12.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 346 (4.8%)
What the 2,183 workers did
- Cultivators633 (29.0%)
- Agricultural labourers366 (16.8%)
- Household industry82 (3.8%)
- Other work646 (29.6%)
- Marginal workers456 (20.9%)
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 Rahanja
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 2 villages cover 7 km², 79% of it sown with crops and 0% 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-centre0 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 haat2 of 2
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Bhadrak block
- Amboroli
- Andheipalli
- Arnapal
- Bahudarada
- Bandhagan
- Banitia
- Baudpur
- Benia
- Bental
- Berhamopur
- Betara
- Bishnupursingha
- Chandigan
- Charampa
- Dalsing
- Erada
- Erein
- Geitua
- Gelpur
- Goramati
- Gujidarada
- Haripur
- Jagadalpur
- Kalei
- Kaupur
- Kendarpur
- Khandatada
- Kodabaruan
- Korkora
- Olanga
- Parasinga
- Rambhila
- Randia
- Sabarang
- Sahada
- Sendhatira
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Rahanja? Share it with us.