Gram panchayat · Saharapada block · Kendujhar
Raidiha gram panchayat
Raidiha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saharapada block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,428 people in 977 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patna assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 4,428
- Literacy
- 62.1%
- Area
- 18.3 km²
- LGD code
- 119507
Villages of Raidiha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raidiha | 316 | 1,616 | 61.1% | 2% | 90% |
| Sialijoda | 179 | 766 | 68.3% | 2% | 19% |
| Medinipur | 148 | 636 | 66.2% | 9% | 85% |
| Jarakanibeda | 152 | 602 | 54.0% | 0% | 86% |
| Keshadiha | 98 | 406 | 56.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Katupada | 84 | 402 | 64.0% | 18% | 43% |
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 Raidiha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,428
- 2,104 male · 2,324 female
- Households
- 977
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 62.1%
- below Saharapada block's villages (65.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,105
- above Saharapada block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 609
- 13.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,513
- 56.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 180 (4.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,245 (73.3%)
What the 2,513 workers did
- Cultivators767 (30.5%)
- Agricultural labourers183 (7.3%)
- Household industry29 (1.2%)
- Other work135 (5.4%)
- Marginal workers1,399 (55.7%)
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 Raidiha
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 18 km², 18% of it sown with crops and 14% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school5 of 6
- Secondary school3 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (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 Saharapada block
- Baikala
- Barbil
- Dalapaka
- Damahuda
- Digaposi
- Gandabeda
- Goras
- Kapundi
- Khadikapada
- Khajirapat
- Khuntapada
- Kundula
- Machhagarh
- Mallarpada
- Saharpada
- Sankhua
- Silipada
- Tendara
- Udayapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Raidiha? Share it with us.