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Gram panchayat · Khariar block · Nuapada

Ranimunda gram panchayat

Ranimunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khariar block of Nuapada district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,229 people in 1,648 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khariar assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
6
Population (2011)
6,229
Literacy
47.7%
Area
18.2 km²
LGD code
120795

Villages of Ranimunda

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Ranimunda6412,44248.5%15%28%
Kotamal4551,69041.1%2%27%
Mahulkot23287952.1%7%82%
Samserpadar17868359.3%41%56%
Palama8430639.5%10%55%
Kampaniguma5822947.0%0%96%

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 Ranimunda

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,229
3,083 male · 3,146 female
Households
1,648
about 3.8 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
47.7%
below Khariar block's villages (58.7%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,020
above Khariar block's villages (1,006)
Children aged 0–6
1,103
17.7% of residents
Workers
3,727
59.8% of residents
Scheduled Castes
769 (12.3%)
Scheduled Tribes
2,627 (42.2%)

What the 3,727 workers did

  • Cultivators653 (17.5%)
  • Agricultural labourers817 (21.9%)
  • Household industry23 (0.6%)
  • Other work378 (10.1%)
  • Marginal workers1,856 (49.8%)

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 Ranimunda

How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 18 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.

Education

  • Primary school6 of 6
  • Middle school4 of 6
  • Secondary school1 of 6
  • Senior secondary school0 of 6
  • Degree college0 of 6

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 6
  • Health sub-centre1 of 6
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 6

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 6
  • Hand pump5 of 6
  • Electricity for homes6 of 6

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road6 of 6
  • Public bus0 of 6
  • Mobile phone coverage6 of 6

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 6
  • Commercial bank0 of 6
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
  • Weekly haat1 of 6
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6), Biri (4), Rahel (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 Khariar block

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