Gram panchayat · Lakhanpur block · Jharsuguda
Remta gram panchayat
Remta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,033 people in 1,100 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brajarajnagar assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,033
- Literacy
- 83.1%
- Area
- 14.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118587
Villages of Remta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remta | 354 | 1,593 | 85.0% | 17% | 9% |
| Chikhili | 272 | 1,194 | 84.8% | 29% | 3% |
| Mohadi | 187 | 913 | 76.2% | 22% | 0% |
| Kiritmal | 160 | 709 | 82.0% | 10% | 20% |
| Saradha | 127 | 624 | 86.3% | 19% | 23% |
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 Remta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,033
- 2,576 male · 2,457 female
- Households
- 1,100
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.1%
- above Lakhanpur block's villages (77.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- below Lakhanpur block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 490
- 9.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,466
- 49.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,017 (20.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 453 (9.0%)
What the 2,466 workers did
- Cultivators635 (25.8%)
- Agricultural labourers469 (19.0%)
- Household industry10 (0.4%)
- Other work322 (13.1%)
- Marginal workers1,030 (41.8%)
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 Remta
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 14 km², 32% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school5 of 5
- Secondary school0 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 bus3 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (5).
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 Lakhanpur block
- Attabira
- Badimal
- Baghamunda
- Bandhabahal
- Banjari
- Bhikampali
- Bhounarkhol
- Charpali
- Dalagoan
- Jamgaon
- Kadamdihi
- Kanaktora
- Kandheikela
- Katarbaga
- Kudaloi
- Kumbharbandha
- Kushraloi
- Lakhanpur
- Machida
- Palsada
- Panchagaon
- Pandari
- Piplikani
- Piplimal
- Pithinda
- Rampella
- Remonda
- Samarbaga
- Sarandamal
- Sunari
- Telenpalli
- Tilia
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