Gram panchayat · Ganjam block · Ganjam
Rajapur gram panchayat
Rajapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ganjam block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 3,122 people in 682 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chhatrapur assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 3,122
- Literacy
- 74.2%
- Area
- 4.4 km²
- LGD code
- 117756
Villages of Rajapur
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 Rajapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,122
- 1,523 male · 1,599 female
- Households
- 682
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.2%
- above Ganjam block's villages (67.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,050
- above Ganjam block's villages (996)
- Children aged 0–6
- 319
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,371
- 43.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 334 (10.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,371 workers did
- Cultivators159 (11.6%)
- Agricultural labourers62 (4.5%)
- Household industry3 (0.2%)
- Other work51 (3.7%)
- Marginal workers1,096 (79.9%)
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 Rajapur
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 4 km², 72% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 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) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Vegetables (2), Pea Nut (2).
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 Ganjam block
- Humma
- Jharedi Radhagovindapur
- Kainchapur
- Karapada
- Khandadeuli
- Malada
- Palanga
- Palibandha
- Poirasi
- Ramagada
- Sana Ramachandrapur
- Santoshpur
- Subalaya
- Umuri Dharma Saranapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Rajapur? Share it with us.