Gram panchayat · Junagarh block · Kalahandi
Rajpur gram panchayat
Rajpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Junagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,327 people in 1,336 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Junagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,327
- Literacy
- 52.2%
- Area
- 12.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118717
Villages of Rajpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karli (1) | 406 | 1,640 | 55.7% | 16% | 22% |
| Rajapur | 378 | 1,536 | 40.5% | 6% | 1% |
| Charbhati (3) | 385 | 1,461 | 52.5% | 12% | 25% |
| Jharabandha | 167 | 690 | 69.1% | 14% | 31% |
| Kumbharbahali | 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 Rajpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,327
- 2,623 male · 2,704 female
- Households
- 1,336
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 52.2%
- below Junagarh block's villages (56.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,031
- above Junagarh block's villages (1,005)
- Children aged 0–6
- 809
- 15.2% of residents
- Workers
- 3,008
- 56.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 635 (11.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 955 (17.9%)
What the 3,008 workers did
- Cultivators347 (11.5%)
- Agricultural labourers981 (32.6%)
- Household industry59 (2.0%)
- Other work131 (4.4%)
- Marginal workers1,490 (49.5%)
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 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 13 km², 79% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (2), Oil Seeds (2).
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 Junagarh block
- Asttagaon
- Baladiamal
- Bankapalas
- Baxitulisipali
- Bhainriguda
- Budhipadar
- Charbahal
- Charbahati
- Chhuriagaon
- Chicheiguda
- Chingudisar
- Dasigaon
- Dedarh
- Dundeimal
- Goudchendia
- Habaspur
- Kalaigaon
- Kaliakundal
- Kalopala
- Kendupati
- Mahichal;a
- Maliguda
- Manijora
- Matigaon
- Meriabandhali
- Mundaraguda
- Naktiguda
- Nandol
- Palash
- Pilikia
- Sanyasikundamal
- Talamala
- Taljaring
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