Gram panchayat · Rayagada block · Gajapati
Loba gram panchayat
Loba is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rayagada block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,514 people in 571 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,514
- Literacy
- 39.5%
- Area
- 37.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117558
Villages of Loba
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loba | 356 | 1,557 | 45.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kekesingi | 131 | 595 | 35.6% | 0% | 98% |
| Talasahi | 75 | 325 | 19.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Gotasahi | 9 | 37 | 26.9% | 0% | 97% |
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 Loba
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,514
- 1,181 male · 1,333 female
- Households
- 571
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 39.5%
- below Rayagada block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,129
- above Rayagada block's villages (1,084)
- Children aged 0–6
- 469
- 18.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,752
- 69.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1 (0.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,496 (99.3%)
What the 1,752 workers did
- Cultivators244 (13.9%)
- Agricultural labourers223 (12.7%)
- Household industry49 (2.8%)
- Other work123 (7.0%)
- Marginal workers1,113 (63.5%)
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 Loba
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 4 villages cover 38 km², 22% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school0 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump2 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- 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 Rayagada block
- Ameda
- Dambala
- Engarsingi
- Gandahati
- Gangabada
- Jalango
- Jeerango
- Karadasingi
- Kerandi
- Koinpur
- Kumulsing
- Lailai
- Laxmipur
- Marlaba
- Narayanpur
- Putara
- Rayagada
- S.karadasingi
- Sanatundi
- Talamunda
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