Gram panchayat · Purushottampur block · Ganjam
Raipur gram panchayat
Raipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Purushottampur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,869 people in 1,104 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khallikote assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,869
- Literacy
- 67.4%
- Area
- 8.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117942
Villages of Raipur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raipur | 516 | 2,230 | 69.0% | 67% | 0% |
| Gobindapur | 247 | 1,181 | 71.5% | 52% | 0% |
| Jaganathapalli | 187 | 796 | 58.5% | 6% | 0% |
| Narasingpur | 154 | 662 | 64.9% | 16% | 0% |
| Rajabalapalli | 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 Raipur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,869
- 2,417 male · 2,452 female
- Households
- 1,104
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.4%
- above Purushottampur block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,014
- about the same as Purushottampur block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 653
- 13.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,358
- 48.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,273 (46.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 10 (0.2%)
What the 2,358 workers did
- Cultivators522 (22.1%)
- Agricultural labourers360 (15.3%)
- Household industry46 (2.0%)
- Other work748 (31.7%)
- Marginal workers682 (28.9%)
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 Raipur
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 5 villages cover 9 km², 54% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (2), Vegetables (2), Moong (2), Vegetable (1), Blackgram (1).
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 Purushottampur block
- Achuli
- Antarigam
- Arakhapur
- Baaghala
- Bada Baragam
- Badakharida
- Bhatakumarada
- Bhimapur
- Bhutasarasingi
- Changudipadar Nuagaon
- Chungighai
- Ganga-dahani
- Handighar
- Jagannathpur
- Jamuni
- Jhadabai
- Kama Nalinalkhapur
- Pandia
- Patrapur
- Ranajhali
- Samma
- Sikula
- Solaghar
- Sunathara
- Tankachai
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