Gram panchayat · Champua block · Kendujhar
Rajia gram panchayat
Rajia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Champua block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 8,330 people in 1,895 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Champua assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 8,330
- Literacy
- 69.1%
- Area
- 25.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119302
Villages of Rajia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajia | 516 | 2,221 | 75.6% | 14% | 26% |
| Kainta | 258 | 1,151 | 61.3% | 0% | 59% |
| Patala | 244 | 1,083 | 73.0% | 30% | 48% |
| Sasanga | 225 | 975 | 65.1% | 1% | 67% |
| Maheswarpur | 210 | 966 | 58.5% | 0% | 67% |
| Dolita | 141 | 661 | 78.5% | 9% | 48% |
| Kanchanpur | 153 | 623 | 56.6% | 3% | 43% |
| Mathurapur | 77 | 375 | 76.8% | 0% | 19% |
| Jaintinapur | 71 | 275 | 74.2% | 5% | 92% |
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 Rajia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,330
- 4,104 male · 4,226 female
- Households
- 1,895
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.1%
- about the same as Champua block's villages (69.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,030
- above Champua block's villages (1,016)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,200
- 14.4% of residents
- Workers
- 4,234
- 50.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 736 (8.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,985 (47.8%)
What the 4,234 workers did
- Cultivators755 (17.8%)
- Agricultural labourers588 (13.9%)
- Household industry100 (2.4%)
- Other work827 (19.5%)
- Marginal workers1,964 (46.4%)
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 Rajia
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 25 km², 82% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school3 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre3 of 9
- Anganwadi centre9 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus1 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9).
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 Champua block
- Badanai
- Bhanda
- Bhuinpur
- Chandrasekharpur
- Jajaposi
- Jally
- Jamudalak
- Jyotipur
- Kalikaprasad
- Karanjia
- Kashipal
- Kodagadia
- Kutariposi
- Padua
- Parasala
- Rangamatia
- Rimuli
- Sadangi
- Sarei
- Sunaposi
- Uchabali
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