Gram panchayat · Kolnara block · Rayagada
Rekhapadar gram panchayat
Rekhapadar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kolnara block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 3,259 people in 880 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bissam Cuttack assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 3,259
- Literacy
- 32.1%
- Area
- 27.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121205
Villages of Rekhapadar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandartola | 241 | 946 | 37.8% | 0% | 97% |
| Rekhapadar | 88 | 289 | 39.1% | 0% | 80% |
| Salibi | 73 | 283 | 29.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Bilangapadar (Belkapadar) | 72 | 274 | 29.7% | 0% | 92% |
| Burujuguda (Sauraguda) | 67 | 273 | 25.2% | 0% | 97% |
| Kinarimoda (Kinermera) | 50 | 223 | 69.3% | 24% | 57% |
| Murteli | 44 | 165 | 12.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Karnipadu | 51 | 163 | 8.2% | 1% | 96% |
| Jangadapadar | 52 | 146 | 43.4% | 1% | 62% |
| Jhiliguda | 40 | 146 | 9.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Chengili | 44 | 139 | 32.0% | 0% | 99% |
| Tumba | 33 | 121 | 7.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Kilapai (Kilupai) | 14 | 53 | 20.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Lohoraguda | 11 | 38 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Rekhapadar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,259
- 1,537 male · 1,722 female
- Households
- 880
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 32.1%
- below Kolnara block's villages (48.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,120
- above Kolnara block's villages (1,076)
- Children aged 0–6
- 495
- 15.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,777
- 54.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 58 (1.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,985 (91.6%)
What the 1,777 workers did
- Cultivators461 (25.9%)
- Agricultural labourers350 (19.7%)
- Household industry1 (0.1%)
- Other work77 (4.3%)
- Marginal workers888 (50.0%)
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 Rekhapadar
How many of the 14 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 28 km², 58% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 14
- Middle school6 of 14
- Secondary school3 of 14
- Senior secondary school1 of 14
- Degree college0 of 14
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 14
- Health sub-centre2 of 14
- Anganwadi centre12 of 14
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 14
- Hand pump14 of 14
- Electricity for homes1 of 14
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 14
- Public bus2 of 14
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 14
Services
- Post office or sub post office5 of 14
- Commercial bank0 of 14
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 14
- Weekly haat0 of 14
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (10).
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 Kolnara block
- Badakhilapadar
- Bhoimada
- Binkili
- Dumiriguda
- Dunduli
- Gadaseskhal
- Jharadi
- Kailashpur
- Kartikaguda
- Katikana
- Keliguda
- Khedapada
- Kolnara
- Mukundapur
- Suri
- Therubali
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