Gram panchayat · Boudh block · Boudh
Roxa gram panchayat
Roxa is a gram panchayat (village council) in Boudh block of Boudh district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 5,938 people in 1,429 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 5,938
- Literacy
- 71.9%
- Area
- 19.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116790
Villages of Roxa
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maheswarpinda | 332 | 1,316 | 69.7% | 29% | 0% |
| Raxa | 229 | 917 | 71.5% | 30% | 3% |
| Dahya | 190 | 783 | 59.4% | 40% | 8% |
| Bahajore | 163 | 693 | 75.3% | 23% | 4% |
| Kirasira | 150 | 673 | 77.3% | 34% | 4% |
| Amurda | 114 | 478 | 84.2% | 17% | 0% |
| Kadopadar | 81 | 354 | 74.7% | 34% | 7% |
| Chaunriapadar | 83 | 337 | 69.5% | 16% | 1% |
| Khairamal | 74 | 337 | 76.6% | 28% | 4% |
| Bijapadar | 13 | 50 | 65.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Badadunguripalijungle | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bagadiajungle | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Brundabana biharipur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kurumapadar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Padmapurtukuda | 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 Roxa
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,938
- 2,953 male · 2,985 female
- Households
- 1,429
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.9%
- about the same as Boudh block's villages (71.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,011
- above Boudh block's villages (992)
- Children aged 0–6
- 824
- 13.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,759
- 46.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,705 (28.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 185 (3.1%)
What the 2,759 workers did
- Cultivators565 (20.5%)
- Agricultural labourers591 (21.4%)
- Household industry265 (9.6%)
- Other work428 (15.5%)
- Marginal workers910 (33.0%)
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 Roxa
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 20 km², 57% of it sown with crops and 15% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 10
- Middle school1 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre2 of 10
- Anganwadi centre10 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump9 of 10
- Electricity for homes0 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 10
- Public bus3 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 10
- Weekly haat1 of 10
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10), Red Gram (10).
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 Boudh block
- Ainlapali
- Ambajhari
- Badhigaon
- Baghiapada
- Bahira
- Baunsuni
- Brahmanipali
- Gochhapada
- Gundulia
- Kasurbandha
- Khaliapali
- Khuntabandha
- Laxmiprasad
- Manupali
- Mundapada
- Mundipadar
- Murusundhi
- Padmanpur
- Sagada
- Talasarada
- Telibandha
- Tikarapada
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