Gram panchayat · Baliguda block · Kandhamal
Rutungia gram panchayat
Rutungia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baliguda block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 18 villages, home to 4,419 people in 897 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 18
- Population (2011)
- 4,419
- Literacy
- 54.7%
- Area
- 27.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118876
Villages of Rutungia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutungia | 141 | 720 | 70.7% | 12% | 49% |
| Katrikia | 136 | 591 | 65.9% | 19% | 52% |
| Balimusti | 125 | 573 | 48.6% | 2% | 71% |
| Kunamaha | 71 | 573 | 79.2% | 0% | 72% |
| Dapakia | 66 | 259 | 25.0% | 2% | 53% |
| Badungia | 49 | 238 | 65.8% | 0% | 76% |
| Kutiguda | 44 | 231 | 52.7% | 7% | 78% |
| Shirispanga | 39 | 191 | 40.8% | 0% | 80% |
| Uhakia | 36 | 172 | 19.4% | 0% | 95% |
| Srambukia | 37 | 162 | 35.0% | 0% | 99% |
| Dingelikia | 33 | 140 | 52.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Kadiganda | 29 | 136 | 39.4% | 2% | 98% |
| Salaguda | 28 | 131 | 35.8% | 0% | 87% |
| Aswabisha | 26 | 121 | 8.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Tarashel | 19 | 86 | 29.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Kadamaha | 12 | 51 | 48.8% | 0% | 75% |
| Sariketa | 5 | 38 | 10.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Suli | 1 | 6 | 75.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Rutungia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,419
- 2,203 male · 2,216 female
- Households
- 897
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.7%
- about the same as Baliguda block's villages (55.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,006
- below Baliguda block's villages (1,048)
- Children aged 0–6
- 765
- 17.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,208
- 50.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 233 (5.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,124 (70.7%)
What the 2,208 workers did
- Cultivators590 (26.7%)
- Agricultural labourers203 (9.2%)
- Household industry24 (1.1%)
- Other work264 (12.0%)
- Marginal workers1,127 (51.0%)
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 Rutungia
How many of the 18 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 18 villages cover 28 km², 18% of it sown with crops and 75% forest.
Education
- Primary school17 of 18
- Middle school4 of 18
- Secondary school1 of 18
- Senior secondary school0 of 18
- Degree college0 of 18
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 18
- Health sub-centre1 of 18
- Anganwadi centre9 of 18
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 18
- Hand pump14 of 18
- Electricity for homes4 of 18
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 18
- Public bus0 of 18
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 18
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 18
- Commercial bank0 of 18
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 18
- Weekly haat0 of 18
- Primary schools
- 17
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (18), Horse Gram (11), Turmeric (11), Black Gram (6), Maize (3), Ginger (1), Mustard (1). Handicrafts: Leaf Plates (1), Hill Broom (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 Baliguda block
- Barakhama
- Battaguda
- Budrukia
- Dadakangia
- Khamankhol
- Kutikia
- Landagaon
- Mediakia
- Parampanga
- Rebingia
- Salaguda
- Sindirigaon
- Sudra
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Rutungia? Share it with us.