Gram panchayat · Satyabadi block · Puri
Raikhandi gram panchayat
Raikhandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Satyabadi block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,394 people in 1,013 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Satyabadi assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,394
- Literacy
- 83.6%
- Area
- 7 km²
- LGD code
- 121102
Villages of Raikhandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suanlo | 351 | 1,499 | 81.4% | 11% | 1% |
| Bilipada | 286 | 1,347 | 90.6% | 13% | 0% |
| Raikhandi | 244 | 1,027 | 77.8% | 33% | 0% |
| Chakrapada | 132 | 521 | 83.8% | 9% | 0% |
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 Raikhandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,394
- 2,221 male · 2,173 female
- Households
- 1,013
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.6%
- about the same as Satyabadi block's villages (84.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 978
- above Satyabadi block's villages (967)
- Children aged 0–6
- 434
- 9.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,645
- 37.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 733 (16.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 13 (0.3%)
What the 1,645 workers did
- Cultivators664 (40.4%)
- Agricultural labourers281 (17.1%)
- Household industry27 (1.6%)
- Other work358 (21.8%)
- Marginal workers315 (19.1%)
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 Raikhandi
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 4 villages cover 7 km², 56% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 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) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Vegetables (4), Oil Sheeds (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 Satyabadi block
- Algum
- Alisha
- Balapur
- Balarampur
- Bidyadharapur
- Biraramachandrpur
- Biswanathpur
- Desabidyadharapur
- Dugal
- Jayapur
- Ketakipatna
- Kodua
- Madhubana
- Mahura
- Mulalasa
- Narendrapur
- Nuasameswarpur
- Parajapada
- Penthapada
- Sandharasasan
- Sarangjodi
- Sri Ramachandrapur
- Sukal
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Raikhandi? Share it with us.