Gram panchayat · Raikia block · Kandhamal
Raikia gram panchayat
Raikia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Raikia block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 8,378 people in 1,867 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the G. Udayagiri assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 8,378
- Literacy
- 84.1%
- Area
- 12.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118995
Villages of Raikia
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 Raikia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,378
- 3,922 male · 4,456 female
- Households
- 1,867
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.1%
- above Raikia block's villages (67.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,136
- above Raikia block's villages (1,045)
- Children aged 0–6
- 927
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,962
- 35.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 543 (6.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,905 (46.6%)
What the 2,962 workers did
- Cultivators180 (6.1%)
- Agricultural labourers604 (20.4%)
- Household industry96 (3.2%)
- Other work1,457 (49.2%)
- Marginal workers625 (21.1%)
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 Raikia
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 13 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 14% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school1 of 2
- Degree college1 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank1 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Turmeric (2), Ginger (2), Paddy (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 Raikia block
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