Gram panchayat · Purushottampur block · Ganjam
Ranajhali gram panchayat
Ranajhali is a gram panchayat (village council) in Purushottampur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 7,724 people in 1,765 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khallikote assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 7,724
- Literacy
- 58.7%
- Area
- 11 km²
- LGD code
- 117943
Villages of Ranajhali
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranajhali | 587 | 2,579 | 59.7% | 57% | 0% |
| Keshapur | 301 | 1,389 | 59.1% | 37% | 4% |
| Pincholi | 320 | 1,377 | 65.3% | 12% | 0% |
| Hattapur | 266 | 1,127 | 60.7% | 56% | 0% |
| Kusalapalli | 163 | 708 | 38.6% | 57% | 0% |
| Makundapur | 128 | 544 | 58.8% | 80% | 0% |
| Rushikulyauninhabited | 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 Ranajhali
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,724
- 3,679 male · 4,045 female
- Households
- 1,765
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 58.7%
- below Purushottampur block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,099
- above Purushottampur block's villages (1,017)
- Children aged 0–6
- 929
- 12.0% of residents
- Workers
- 3,577
- 46.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,632 (47.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 62 (0.8%)
What the 3,577 workers did
- Cultivators626 (17.5%)
- Agricultural labourers779 (21.8%)
- Household industry82 (2.3%)
- Other work698 (19.5%)
- Marginal workers1,392 (38.9%)
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 Ranajhali
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 11 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school1 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (5), Blackgram (2), Ground Nuts (1), Moong (1), Chilly (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
- Raipur
- Samma
- Sikula
- Solaghar
- Sunathara
- Tankachai
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