Gram panchayat · Narala block · Kalahandi
Rakshi gram panchayat
ରକସି ଗ୍ରାମ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ
Rakshi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Narala block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,455 people in 902 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Narla assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 3,455
- Literacy
- 56.0%
- Area
- 11.5 km²
- LGD code
- 118840
Villages of Rakshi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budhi Padar | 300 | 1,134 | 55.3% | 10% | 15% |
| Raksi | 283 | 1,113 | 50.5% | 7% | 14% |
| Gokhara | 228 | 857 | 59.1% | 6% | 24% |
| Khaichun | 91 | 351 | 67.8% | 27% | 53% |
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 Rakshi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,455
- 1,712 male · 1,743 female
- Households
- 902
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.0%
- below Narala block's villages (67.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,018
- above Narala block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 527
- 15.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,903
- 55.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 348 (10.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 713 (20.6%)
What the 1,903 workers did
- Cultivators254 (13.3%)
- Agricultural labourers172 (9.0%)
- Household industry27 (1.4%)
- Other work97 (5.1%)
- Marginal workers1,353 (71.1%)
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 Rakshi
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 4 villages cover 12 km², 75% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 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 homes2 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Black Gram (3), Gram (2), Vegetables (1), Blackgram, Kolatha (1), Green Gram (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 Narala block
- Bad-dharpur
- Bagpur
- Balisinga
- Bhanpur
- Bhimkela
- Gadebandha
- Ghantamala
- Ghodabandha
- Gigina
- Karmegaon
- Kurmel
- Mandel
- Muskuti
- Narla
- Nisangpur
- Palan
- Rupra
- Rupra Road
- Santpur
- Sargiguda
- Sarian
- Sergarh
- Takarla
- Tulapada
- Ulikupa
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