Gram panchayat · Bissamcuttack block · Rayagada
Raskola gram panchayat
Raskola is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bissamcuttack block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 19 villages, home to 2,599 people in 569 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bissam Cuttack assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 19
- Population (2011)
- 2,599
- Literacy
- 29.3%
- Area
- 27.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121123
Villages of Raskola
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tagapadar | 55 | 269 | 46.6% | 0% | 98% |
| Ghotana | 55 | 231 | 42.3% | 7% | 60% |
| Tada | 47 | 215 | 24.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Judo | 40 | 196 | 66.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Kidimati | 33 | 179 | 9.3% | 0% | 96% |
| Gunangapadar | 35 | 171 | 28.2% | 7% | 93% |
| Rasikhala | 39 | 168 | 32.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Baberi | 35 | 160 | 10.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Harguli | 37 | 159 | 10.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Pidilipanga | 39 | 159 | 11.6% | 0% | 89% |
| Atakabadi | 29 | 151 | 36.8% | 5% | 89% |
| Uradi | 38 | 151 | 45.5% | 4% | 95% |
| Janapinga | 25 | 121 | 11.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Kodihanda | 24 | 105 | 10.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Gangarabaju | 19 | 82 | 5.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Kidirimala | 12 | 42 | 13.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Pongali | 7 | 40 | 31.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Barikapadar | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Girimaju | 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 Raskola
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,599
- 1,230 male · 1,369 female
- Households
- 569
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 29.3%
- below Bissamcuttack block's villages (44.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,113
- about the same as Bissamcuttack block's villages (1,122)
- Children aged 0–6
- 525
- 20.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,130
- 43.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 42 (1.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,244 (86.3%)
What the 1,130 workers did
- Cultivators285 (25.2%)
- Agricultural labourers41 (3.6%)
- Household industry2 (0.2%)
- Other work29 (2.6%)
- Marginal workers773 (68.4%)
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 Raskola
How many of the 17 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 19 villages cover 28 km², 24% of it sown with crops and 15% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 17
- Middle school1 of 17
- Secondary school1 of 17
- Senior secondary school0 of 17
- Degree college0 of 17
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 17
- Health sub-centre0 of 17
- Anganwadi centre12 of 17
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 17
- Hand pump17 of 17
- Electricity for homes1 of 17
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 17
- Public bus0 of 17
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 17
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 17
- Commercial bank0 of 17
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 17
- Weekly haat0 of 17
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (17), Ragi (15), Pulses (7), Kosala (4), Alasi (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 Bissamcuttack block
- Bhatpur
- Bhetiapada
- Bissamcuttack
- Chancharaguda
- Chatikona
- Dalikuji
- Dukum
- Dumurunelli
- Durgi
- Hajaridang
- Hatamuniguda
- Jhigidi
- Kanabai
- Kankubadi
- Kumardhamuni
- Kurli
- Kutraguda
- Paikdokulguda
- Sahada
- Thuapada
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