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Gram panchayat · Narala block · Kalahandi

Rupra gram panchayat

Rupra is a gram panchayat (village council) in Narala block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,563 people in 1,543 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Narla assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
5,563
Literacy
70.9%
Area
19.1 km²
LGD code
118841

Villages of Rupra

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Ruphuda7752,68576.1%13%13%
Titkela3601,30468.4%38%15%
Dhanramal25599364.5%22%1%
Tuting9634860.3%20%7%
Kalarpadar5723367.0%26%41%
Tangari Dangar00–––

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 Rupra

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,563
2,767 male · 2,796 female
Households
1,543
about 3.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
70.9%
above Narala block's villages (67.2%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,010
above Narala block's villages (993)
Children aged 0–6
688
12.4% of residents
Workers
2,559
46.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,194 (21.5%)
Scheduled Tribes
673 (12.1%)

What the 2,559 workers did

  • Cultivators460 (18.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers529 (20.7%)
  • Household industry29 (1.1%)
  • Other work474 (18.5%)
  • Marginal workers1,067 (41.7%)

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 Rupra

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 6 villages cover 19 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 5
  • Middle school3 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 centre4 of 5

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 5
  • Hand pump5 of 5
  • Electricity for homes5 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 5
  • Public bus0 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
  • Weekly haat1 of 5
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
6
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Black Gram (5), Green Gram (3), Gram (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 Narala block

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