Gram panchayat · Pottangi block · Koraput
Ralegada gram panchayat
Ralegada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Pottangi block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,176 people in 918 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,176
- Literacy
- 22.4%
- Area
- 23.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119909
Villages of Ralegada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangini | 631 | 2,860 | 27.3% | 5% | 66% |
| Bitra | 92 | 445 | 0.3% | 0% | 82% |
| Metabehera | 97 | 404 | 8.5% | 0% | 68% |
| Telrai | 55 | 237 | 42.6% | 0% | 62% |
| Pilikabitra | 43 | 230 | 2.9% | 0% | 72% |
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 Ralegada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,176
- 2,065 male · 2,111 female
- Households
- 918
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 22.4%
- below Pottangi block's villages (32.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,022
- below Pottangi block's villages (1,037)
- Children aged 0–6
- 753
- 18.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,612
- 62.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 150 (3.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,838 (68.0%)
What the 2,612 workers did
- Cultivators909 (34.8%)
- Agricultural labourers262 (10.0%)
- Household industry4 (0.2%)
- Other work205 (7.8%)
- Marginal workers1,232 (47.2%)
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 Ralegada
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 24 km², 34% of it sown with crops and 10% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes1 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (5), Paddy (5), Zinger (3), Maize (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 Pottangi block
- Ampavalli
- Chandaka
- Deopattangi
- Gangarajpur
- Kotiya
- Maliput
- Nuagaon
- Petteru
- Pottangi
- Pukali
- Sambai
- Sunki
- Talagoluru
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