Gram panchayat · Kasipur block · Rayagada
Talajhiri gram panchayat
Talajhiri is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kasipur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 20 villages, home to 6,332 people in 1,599 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rayagada assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 20
- Population (2011)
- 6,332
- Literacy
- 37.9%
- Area
- 15.7 km²
- LGD code
- 121191
Villages of Talajhiri
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakharisi | 350 | 1,403 | 50.2% | 36% | 60% |
| Rashijhiri | 184 | 736 | 18.8% | 27% | 58% |
| Talajhiri | 172 | 697 | 29.6% | 20% | 77% |
| Talapadikhal | 115 | 435 | 22.1% | 15% | 81% |
| Uparajhiri | 90 | 411 | 38.2% | 17% | 78% |
| Talapanga | 105 | 402 | 56.2% | 43% | 55% |
| Tikarapadar | 68 | 249 | 30.2% | 23% | 67% |
| Jhirigam | 57 | 242 | 21.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Jodipai | 58 | 242 | 26.1% | 21% | 69% |
| Kodikipadar | 70 | 242 | 44.3% | 23% | 77% |
| Uparapadikhal | 67 | 238 | 57.8% | 36% | 64% |
| Mahajal | 59 | 230 | 26.3% | 22% | 75% |
| Jhiriguma | 49 | 221 | 49.2% | 8% | 36% |
| Sipijor | 51 | 194 | 59.5% | 0% | 40% |
| Kangatuma | 49 | 168 | 41.6% | 0% | 86% |
| Dumerkona | 27 | 111 | 21.3% | 10% | 86% |
| Bhilamal | 12 | 57 | 37.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Shilagumapadar | 15 | 50 | 46.2% | 20% | 70% |
| Shilasankudi | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Gaudapadar | 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 Talajhiri
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,332
- 2,972 male · 3,360 female
- Households
- 1,599
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 37.9%
- about the same as Kasipur block's villages (38.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,131
- above Kasipur block's villages (1,059)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,158
- 18.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,394
- 53.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,500 (23.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,282 (67.6%)
What the 3,394 workers did
- Cultivators759 (22.4%)
- Agricultural labourers176 (5.2%)
- Household industry0 (0.0%)
- Other work92 (2.7%)
- Marginal workers2,367 (69.7%)
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 Talajhiri
How many of the 19 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 20 villages cover 16 km², 36% of it sown with crops and 27% forest.
Education
- Primary school17 of 19
- Middle school4 of 19
- Secondary school2 of 19
- Senior secondary school0 of 19
- Degree college0 of 19
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 19
- Health sub-centre0 of 19
- Anganwadi centre15 of 19
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 19
- Hand pump17 of 19
- Electricity for homes3 of 19
Roads & transport
- All-weather road13 of 19
- Public bus8 of 19
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 19
Services
- Post office or sub post office5 of 19
- Commercial bank0 of 19
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 19
- Weekly haat0 of 19
- Primary schools
- 17
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (17), Ragi (13), Maize (5), Red Grams (3), Kandula (2), Cotton (1), Black Gram (1), Gram (1).
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 Kasipur block
- Adajore
- Bankamba
- Chandragiri
- Dongasil
- Dudukabahal
- Godiballi
- Gorakhapur
- Hadiguda
- Kashipur
- Khurigam
- Kodipari
- Kucheipadar
- Maikanch
- Mandibisi
- Manusgam
- Naktiguda
- Podapadi
- Renga
- Sankarada
- Sinduraghati
- Siripai
- Sunger
- Tikiri
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