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Gram panchayat · Ranapur block · Nayagarh

Rajasunakhala gram panchayat

Rajasunakhala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ranapur block of Nayagarh district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,668 people in 771 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Ranpur assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
3,668
Literacy
79.0%
Area
9.8 km²
LGD code
120762

Villages of Rajasunakhala

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Nrusinghpurtangisahi3171,58788.8%1%0%
Ramabila2421,20379.1%7%0%
Kotagada20083862.9%4%8%
Pokasungha12400.0%0%95%
Ankulapalli00–––
Rajasunakhala (CT)–––––

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 Rajasunakhala

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
3,668
1,875 male · 1,793 female
Households
771
about 4.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
79.0%
below Ranapur block's villages (82.1%)
Females per 1,000 males
956
above Ranapur block's villages (940)
Children aged 0–6
409
11.2% of residents
Workers
1,425
38.8% of residents
Scheduled Castes
137 (3.7%)
Scheduled Tribes
103 (2.8%)

What the 1,425 workers did

  • Cultivators316 (22.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers165 (11.6%)
  • Household industry33 (2.3%)
  • Other work561 (39.4%)
  • Marginal workers350 (24.6%)

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 Rajasunakhala

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 10 km², 59% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school3 of 4
  • Secondary school2 of 4
  • Senior secondary school1 of 4
  • Degree college0 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre1 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre3 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes4 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road3 of 4
  • Public bus0 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop0 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
Primary schools
5
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Black Gram (4).

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 Ranapur block

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