Gram panchayat · Phiringia block · Kandhamal
Ratanga gram panchayat
Ratanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Phiringia block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 18 villages, home to 3,785 people in 898 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Phulbani assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 18
- Population (2011)
- 3,785
- Literacy
- 69.4%
- Area
- 17.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118973
Villages of Ratanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratanga | 247 | 1,001 | 74.4% | 22% | 5% |
| Porapara | 113 | 454 | 69.4% | 8% | 30% |
| Dangarpada | 78 | 338 | 68.9% | 0% | 99% |
| Dangirikia | 70 | 319 | 68.4% | 62% | 34% |
| Kutibari | 69 | 276 | 71.3% | 20% | 8% |
| Seskajodi | 54 | 243 | 72.0% | 42% | 33% |
| Masiripada | 57 | 238 | 65.5% | 24% | 74% |
| Delarpada | 49 | 201 | 77.5% | 62% | 11% |
| Kalibira | 22 | 99 | 53.2% | 0% | 38% |
| Damisahi | 24 | 96 | 59.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Tibirkuti | 20 | 84 | 55.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Lengarana | 17 | 82 | 60.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Goudabadi | 16 | 80 | 63.9% | 0% | 64% |
| Barasahi | 17 | 75 | 56.7% | 29% | 57% |
| Baimaha | 16 | 70 | 64.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Jargipader | 14 | 63 | 67.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Bengispadar | 8 | 36 | 58.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Gaudamunda | 7 | 30 | 64.0% | 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 Ratanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,785
- 1,897 male · 1,888 female
- Households
- 898
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.4%
- above Phiringia block's villages (59.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 995
- below Phiringia block's villages (1,049)
- Children aged 0–6
- 529
- 14.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,802
- 47.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 811 (21.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,520 (40.2%)
What the 1,802 workers did
- Cultivators266 (14.8%)
- Agricultural labourers73 (4.1%)
- Household industry5 (0.3%)
- Other work125 (6.9%)
- Marginal workers1,333 (74.0%)
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 Ratanga
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 18 km², 43% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 18
- Middle school3 of 18
- Secondary school1 of 18
- Senior secondary school0 of 18
- Degree college0 of 18
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 18
- Health sub-centre2 of 18
- Anganwadi centre16 of 18
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 18
- Hand pump16 of 18
- Electricity for homes9 of 18
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 18
- Public bus4 of 18
- Mobile phone coverage15 of 18
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 18
- Commercial bank0 of 18
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 18
- Weekly haat0 of 18
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (18), Turmeric (16), Ragi (5), Gram (3), Black Gram (3), Mustard (2), Horse 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 Phiringia block
- Balandapada
- Bandhagada
- Burungijodi
- Dimiriguda
- Dindiragaon
- Gochhapada
- Jajespanga
- Kasinipadar
- Kelapada
- Koirmandu
- Krandibali
- Luisingi
- Nuapadar
- Pabingia
- Pahireju
- Pakari
- Pangauparsahi
- Phringia
- Polabrudi
- Sadingia
- Samarbandha
- Solaguda
- Taladandikia
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