Gram panchayat · Balikuda block · Jagatsinghpur
Rahana gram panchayat
Rahana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balikuda block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 6,072 people in 1,334 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 6,072
- Literacy
- 87.0%
- Area
- 14.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118065
Villages of Rahana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahana | 387 | 1,620 | 91.1% | 29% | 0% |
| Kusida | 210 | 1,090 | 81.0% | 42% | 0% |
| Murunia | 217 | 941 | 90.9% | 5% | 0% |
| Oranda | 185 | 832 | 89.8% | 16% | 2% |
| Basanta | 104 | 485 | 85.2% | 40% | 0% |
| Chataramunda | 89 | 471 | 85.1% | 5% | 0% |
| Prasanpur | 113 | 469 | 80.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Barampur | 28 | 160 | 80.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Pateli | 1 | 4 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kusadehi | 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 Rahana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,072
- 3,122 male · 2,950 female
- Households
- 1,334
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.0%
- above Balikuda block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 945
- below Balikuda block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 584
- 9.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,235
- 36.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,317 (21.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 14 (0.2%)
What the 2,235 workers did
- Cultivators1,120 (50.1%)
- Agricultural labourers262 (11.7%)
- Household industry32 (1.4%)
- Other work293 (13.1%)
- Marginal workers528 (23.6%)
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 Rahana
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 10 villages cover 14 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school1 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 pump8 of 9
- Electricity for homes8 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 9
- Public bus1 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- 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 Balikuda block
- Adhanga
- Alabol
- Alavar
- Ambasala
- Anantapur
- Apandara
- Arilo
- Badagaon
- Baharana
- Balikuda
- Baramundali
- Borikana
- Garam
- Ichhapur
- Kailo
- Khalagaon
- Krushnadaspur
- Kusupur
- Machhagaon
- Marichpur
- Mulugaon
- Nagapur
- Naharana
- Osakana
- Sangrampur
- Tandikula
- Tarasahi
- Thailo
- Titira
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