Gram panchayat · Jharsuguda block · Jharsuguda
Rajpur gram panchayat
Rajpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jharsuguda block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,379 people in 1,442 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brajarajnagar assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,379
- Literacy
- 75.1%
- Area
- 15.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118529
Villages of Rajpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajpur | 436 | 1,896 | 77.8% | 33% | 14% |
| Katapali | 299 | 1,372 | 77.5% | 12% | 26% |
| Baghrachaka | 272 | 1,178 | 77.4% | 39% | 15% |
| Deogaon | 244 | 1,074 | 74.2% | 33% | 12% |
| Amdarha | 118 | 517 | 54.6% | 3% | 87% |
| Junanimunda | 66 | 303 | 74.6% | 2% | 94% |
| Beleidhuda | 7 | 39 | 80.0% | 10% | 90% |
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 Rajpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,379
- 3,255 male · 3,124 female
- Households
- 1,442
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.1%
- below Jharsuguda block's villages (76.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 960
- above Jharsuguda block's villages (938)
- Children aged 0–6
- 730
- 11.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,398
- 37.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,618 (25.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,686 (26.4%)
What the 2,398 workers did
- Cultivators332 (13.8%)
- Agricultural labourers209 (8.7%)
- Household industry190 (7.9%)
- Other work1,222 (51.0%)
- Marginal workers445 (18.6%)
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 Rajpur
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 15 km², 0% of it sown with crops and 17% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college1 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus3 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Jharsuguda block
- Badmal
- Chandinimal
- Dalki
- Durlaga
- Gourmal
- H.katapalli
- Hirma
- Jamera
- Katikela
- Kudopali
- Loisingh
- Malda
- Marakuta
- Patrapali
- Sripura
- Talapatia
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