Gram panchayat · Joshipur block · Mayurbhanj
Rugudi gram panchayat
Rugudi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Joshipur block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 6,250 people in 1,252 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jashipur assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 6,250
- Literacy
- 54.8%
- Area
- 26.9 km²
- LGD code
- 120189
Villages of Rugudi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugudi | 396 | 1,860 | 61.0% | 1% | 78% |
| Palasagadia | 141 | 780 | 42.0% | 0% | 93% |
| K.handabandha | 155 | 776 | 46.5% | 4% | 94% |
| Kaluakhaman | 147 | 691 | 66.2% | 1% | 92% |
| Jaunriposi | 121 | 642 | 61.1% | 0% | 92% |
| Kadadiha | 103 | 568 | 43.0% | 0% | 87% |
| Siramanipur | 91 | 392 | 59.9% | 0% | 98% |
| Badbadaposi | 64 | 331 | 60.8% | 7% | 82% |
| Chaturisahi | 34 | 210 | 22.0% | 0% | 91% |
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 Rugudi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,250
- 3,069 male · 3,181 female
- Households
- 1,252
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.8%
- below Joshipur block's villages (56.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,036
- about the same as Joshipur block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,016
- 16.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,464
- 55.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 87 (1.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,476 (87.6%)
What the 3,464 workers did
- Cultivators705 (20.4%)
- Agricultural labourers360 (10.4%)
- Household industry50 (1.4%)
- Other work415 (12.0%)
- Marginal workers1,934 (55.8%)
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 Rugudi
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 27 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 22% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college1 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre2 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 bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop9 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
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 Joshipur block
- Astakuanr
- Barehipani
- Baunsanali
- Begunia
- Chakidi
- Dhalabani
- Durdura
- Ektali
- Gudugudia
- Jamdasahi
- Jamukeswar
- Jashipur
- Mahardapalsa
- Manada
- Matiagarh
- Maudi
- Pantho
- Podagarh
- Tangabila
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Rugudi? Share it with us.