Gram panchayat · Dhamanagar block · Bhadrak
Raipur gram panchayat
Raipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dhamanagar block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,810 people in 1,161 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhamnagar assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,810
- Literacy
- 85.9%
- Area
- 15.9 km²
- LGD code
- 116745
Villages of Raipur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raipur | 451 | 2,159 | 87.4% | 11% | 0% |
| Kantika | 417 | 2,056 | 87.6% | 20% | 0% |
| Kathamunda | 254 | 1,376 | 81.9% | 8% | 0% |
| Nidhibindha | 35 | 195 | 77.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Mirdadpur | 4 | 24 | 94.4% | 75% | 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 Raipur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,810
- 2,935 male · 2,875 female
- Households
- 1,161
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.9%
- about the same as Dhamanagar block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 980
- about the same as Dhamanagar block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 756
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,713
- 29.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 785 (13.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,713 workers did
- Cultivators708 (41.3%)
- Agricultural labourers251 (14.7%)
- Household industry8 (0.5%)
- Other work147 (8.6%)
- Marginal workers599 (35.0%)
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 Raipur
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 16 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus4 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Dhamanagar block
- Anandapur
- Arjunnpur
- Asurali
- Bamkura
- Bhaganpur
- Bhattasahi
- Dakpur
- Dalanga
- Dhusuri
- Dobal
- Fatepur
- Gadiali
- Garei Chudakati
- Gesindapur
- Hasanabad
- Kalyani
- Karada
- Kasimpur
- Katasani
- Khadipada
- Khaparpada
- Kothar
- Mustafapur
- Nadigan
- Padhani
- Palasahi
- Radhaballavapur
- Rayangdini
- Sahada
- Sahaspur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Raipur? Share it with us.