Gram panchayat · Nandapur block · Koraput
Raising gram panchayat
Raising is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nandapur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 3,018 people in 803 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 3,018
- Literacy
- 30.6%
- Area
- 16.9 km²
- LGD code
- 119888
Villages of Raising
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinjaraba | 136 | 513 | 33.9% | 19% | 75% |
| Raising | 114 | 481 | 46.2% | 15% | 63% |
| Mulda | 99 | 385 | 42.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Petal | 113 | 377 | 27.7% | 7% | 90% |
| Kataraba | 62 | 223 | 40.8% | 0% | 89% |
| Kudasing | 64 | 214 | 3.8% | 0% | 99% |
| Karanjagura | 55 | 210 | 11.2% | 14% | 84% |
| Chiliput | 62 | 208 | 32.7% | 16% | 57% |
| Danduguda | 39 | 161 | 5.0% | 0% | 99% |
| Kakada | 34 | 146 | 28.0% | 0% | 16% |
| Debasandhagura | 25 | 100 | 20.7% | 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 Raising
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,018
- 1,505 male · 1,513 female
- Households
- 803
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 30.6%
- below Nandapur block's villages (41.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,005
- below Nandapur block's villages (1,059)
- Children aged 0–6
- 570
- 18.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,020
- 66.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 258 (8.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,400 (79.5%)
What the 2,020 workers did
- Cultivators759 (37.6%)
- Agricultural labourers291 (14.4%)
- Household industry4 (0.2%)
- Other work54 (2.7%)
- Marginal workers912 (45.1%)
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 Raising
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 17 km², 49% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 11
- Middle school1 of 11
- Secondary school0 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre7 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes2 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 11
- Weekly haat1 of 11
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (11), Paddy (10), Niger Seeds (3), Vegetable (2), Nizer Seed (1), Niger Seed (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 Nandapur block
- Attanda
- Badel
- Balda
- Bheja
- Bilaput
- Chatua
- Golluru
- Hatibari
- Hikimput
- K Hinbar
- Kasandi
- Khemunduguda
- Khurji
- Kulabir
- Kularsing
- Malibelgaon
- Nandaka
- Nandapur
- Padua
- Panthulung
- Parajabedapada
- Thuba
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