Gram panchayat · Salepur block · Cuttack
Rameswar gram panchayat
Rameswar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Salepur block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 6,845 people in 1,607 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Salipur assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 6,845
- Literacy
- 85.9%
- Area
- 9.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117139
Villages of Rameswar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badabhimarajpur | 476 | 1,979 | 82.5% | 32% | 0% |
| Chahapara | 354 | 1,589 | 88.0% | 22% | 0% |
| Durgapur | 178 | 721 | 90.9% | 24% | 0% |
| Rameswar | 164 | 696 | 88.5% | 29% | 0% |
| Uchadiha | 149 | 635 | 83.8% | 62% | 0% |
| Reba | 116 | 486 | 86.0% | 81% | 0% |
| Makundapur | 93 | 392 | 87.3% | 63% | 0% |
| Sabijipur | 41 | 175 | 88.5% | 78% | 0% |
| Sanabhimarajpur | 36 | 172 | 73.5% | 28% | 0% |
| Badabhimrajpur | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chahapada | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mukundapur | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sanabhimrajpur | – | – | – | – | – |
| Uchhadhia | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Rameswar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,845
- 3,447 male · 3,398 female
- Households
- 1,607
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.9%
- above Salepur block's villages (84.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 986
- above Salepur block's villages (963)
- Children aged 0–6
- 699
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 3,144
- 45.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,579 (37.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 3,144 workers did
- Cultivators421 (13.4%)
- Agricultural labourers482 (15.3%)
- Household industry49 (1.6%)
- Other work685 (21.8%)
- Marginal workers1,507 (47.9%)
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 Rameswar
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 10 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school3 of 9
- Secondary school3 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre8 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
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 Salepur block
- Bahugram
- Balisahi
- Barigola
- Bhimdaspur
- Champati
- Chandradeipur
- Chhanipur
- Gopinathpur
- Gujarpur
- Katrapa
- Madhyakachha
- Mahajanpur
- Mahana
- Malasasan
- Mirzapur
- Mutarifa
- Naiguan
- Nandol
- Narda
- Odasingh
- Paschimakachha
- Pikol
- Purunahat
- Raisunguda
- Ramakrushnapur
- Ratilo
- Satyabhamapur
- Sauri
- Sidho
- Sisua
- Sudhakhanda
- Tarito
- Tentol
- Trilochanpur
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