Gram panchayat · Delanga block · Puri
Rench gram panchayat
Rench is a gram panchayat (village council) in Delanga block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,549 people in 1,203 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pipili assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,549
- Literacy
- 88.0%
- Area
- 7.5 km²
- LGD code
- 275135
Villages of Rench
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rench(Delanga) | 391 | 1,826 | 87.0% | 30% | 3% |
| Praharajapur | 350 | 1,461 | 90.6% | 23% | 0% |
| Odataraboi | 191 | 1,022 | 82.8% | 27% | 0% |
| Pidhapatana | 153 | 675 | 91.2% | 15% | 3% |
| Jokanadua | 118 | 565 | 89.2% | 6% | 0% |
| Jokanadua-Chaka | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Satabati | 0 | 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 Rench
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,549
- 2,783 male · 2,766 female
- Households
- 1,203
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.0%
- above Delanga block's villages (86.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 994
- above Delanga block's villages (980)
- Children aged 0–6
- 544
- 9.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,036
- 36.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,277 (23.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 83 (1.5%)
What the 2,036 workers did
- Cultivators602 (29.6%)
- Agricultural labourers471 (23.1%)
- Household industry46 (2.3%)
- Other work665 (32.7%)
- Marginal workers252 (12.4%)
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 Rench
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 8 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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 Delanga block
- Abhayamukhi
- Arisal
- Beraboi
- Celangkothabada
- Chainipur
- Dhankera
- Ghanipur
- Godiputmatiapada
- Grah Motari
- Gualipada
- Harirajpur
- Jenapur
- Kalyanpur
- Khelaur
- Muninda
- Rengal
- Sauria
- Singhberhampur
- Sripurosttampur
- Sujanpur
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