Gram panchayat · Chitrakonda block · Malkangiri

Ralegada gram panchayat

Ralegada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 30 villages, home to 4,693 people in 1,070 households at the 2011 census.

Villages: 30
Population (2011): 4,693
Literacy: 43.0%
Area: 23.7 km²
LGD code: 119992

Villages of Ralegada

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Khairpali	328	1,270	76.7%	13%	40%
Suapali	87	403	33.2%	0%	100%
Sarkubanda	79	381	27.0%	93%	6%
Nerudupali	60	264	18.6%	0%	100%
Sunagoi	56	254	24.7%	0%	100%
Chintandoli	45	223	84.6%	0%	100%
Nuatekpadar	54	219	18.4%	0%	98%
Dabalpahada	34	181	17.8%	0%	100%
Ralegeda	43	174	90.1%	0%	100%
Sikatpali	31	144	0.0%	6%	78%
Kandhasuapali	23	139	16.8%	0%	100%
Tatiparu	30	134	36.6%	0%	96%
Tekpadar	28	129	1.8%	0%	100%
Banajholi	36	128	9.2%	3%	97%
Gazed	27	122	1.1%	0%	98%
Eskapali	17	77	44.1%	0%	99%
Kadamjhola	15	73	11.4%	0%	95%
Kukuluguda	13	56	90.9%	0%	100%
Jajpalam	8	50	5.4%	0%	100%
Palankrai	10	50	0.0%	12%	86%
Godamadugulu	9	45	0.0%	0%	96%
Bateru	10	42	8.1%	0%	100%
Pitamari	8	40	28.6%	70%	23%
Bangurusudha	6	36	24.1%	0%	92%
Kerapalli	7	36	17.9%	0%	100%
Dharamaguda	6	23	0.0%	0%	100%
Garidibandha	0	0	–	–	–
R.F. Beat	0	0	–	–	–
Kantaguda	–	–	–	–	–
Purunatekpada	–	–	–	–	–

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: 4,693; 2,332 male · 2,361 female
Households: 1,070; about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 43.0%; above Chitrakonda block's villages (34.6%)
Females per 1,000 males: 1,012; below Chitrakonda block's villages (1,056)
Children aged 0–6: 888; 18.9% of residents
Workers: 2,556; 54.5% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 571 (12.2%)
Scheduled Tribes: 3,473 (74.0%)

What the 2,556 workers did

Cultivators1,152 (45.1%)
Agricultural labourers167 (6.5%)
Household industry3 (0.1%)
Other work250 (9.8%)
Marginal workers984 (38.5%)

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 25 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 27 villages cover 24 km², 5% of it sown with crops and 26% forest.

Education

Primary school11 of 25
Middle school5 of 25
Secondary school0 of 25
Senior secondary school0 of 25
Degree college0 of 25

Health

Primary health centre0 of 25
Health sub-centre1 of 25
Anganwadi centre3 of 25

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 25
Hand pump25 of 25
Electricity for homes0 of 25

Roads & transport

All-weather road1 of 25
Public bus0 of 25
Mobile phone coverage3 of 25

Services

Post office or sub post office1 of 25
Commercial bank0 of 25
Ration (PDS) shop0 of 25
Weekly haat1 of 25

Primary schools: 11
Middle schools: 5
Secondary schools: 0
Degree colleges: 0
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (23), Ragi (15), Tamarind (12), Pulses (7), Mango, Tamarind (4), Mango (1), Mango, Mahua Flower (1), Maize, Tamarind (1). Handicrafts: Bamboo Crafts (5), Bamboo Products (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 Chitrakonda block

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