Gram panchayat · Rasulpur block · Jajpur
Rahamba gram panchayat
Rahamba is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rasulpur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,612 people in 1,391 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmasala assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,612
- Literacy
- 88.5%
- Area
- 5.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118484
Villages of Rahamba
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dihikuransa | 366 | 1,751 | 88.7% | 9% | 0% |
| Mirzapur | 357 | 1,578 | 90.7% | 14% | 1% |
| Kolathala | 240 | 1,244 | 87.7% | 23% | 0% |
| Rahamba | 231 | 1,146 | 84.3% | 40% | 0% |
| Sadanandapur | 197 | 893 | 91.0% | 21% | 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 Rahamba
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,612
- 3,337 male · 3,275 female
- Households
- 1,391
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.5%
- above Rasulpur block's villages (83.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 981
- above Rasulpur block's villages (958)
- Children aged 0–6
- 702
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,793
- 27.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,303 (19.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 18 (0.3%)
What the 1,793 workers did
- Cultivators351 (19.6%)
- Agricultural labourers533 (29.7%)
- Household industry60 (3.3%)
- Other work603 (33.6%)
- Marginal workers246 (13.7%)
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 Rahamba
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 5 km², 44% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ground Nuts (3).
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 Rasulpur block
- Arthanga
- Atalapur
- Badakainchi
- Bahadalpur
- Bandhadiha
- Barabati
- Bhotaka
- Brahmabarada
- Gandhana
- Jabara
- Kalana
- Laxminagar
- Magupal
- Maheswarpur
- Mangarajpur
- Narasinghpur
- Nathuabar
- Odisso
- Pahanga
- Pratrhamakhandi
- Rajendrapur
- Rasulpur
- Routrapur
- Santarapur
- Singhapur
- Sribantapur
- Tikarpada
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