Gram panchayat · Ramanaguda block · Rayagada
Parikhiti gram panchayat
Parikhiti is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ramanaguda block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 16 villages, home to 7,398 people in 1,816 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Gunupur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 16
- Population (2011)
- 7,398
- Literacy
- 51.5%
- Area
- 86.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121245
Villages of Parikhiti
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramanaguda | 795 | 3,179 | 72.9% | 19% | 31% |
| Parikhati | 158 | 751 | 48.0% | 2% | 92% |
| Kondajamu | 173 | 718 | 37.5% | 9% | 83% |
| Khambaguda | 109 | 453 | 61.4% | 0% | 96% |
| Taralinga | 99 | 446 | 34.5% | 0% | 95% |
| Dakorada | 95 | 411 | 17.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jhinjiribadi | 78 | 329 | 21.6% | 0% | 92% |
| Narangabadi | 87 | 283 | 31.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Putiguda | 33 | 162 | 5.3% | 0% | 99% |
| Chakrabhata | 50 | 156 | 41.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Gumaguda | 37 | 148 | 22.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Bininda | 37 | 138 | 13.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Kariniguda | 43 | 135 | 24.2% | 1% | 99% |
| Odangamaska | 11 | 49 | 23.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Purnima | 11 | 40 | 11.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Chakarbhata | 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 Parikhiti
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,398
- 3,605 male · 3,793 female
- Households
- 1,816
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 51.5%
- below Ramanaguda block's villages (53.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,052
- about the same as Ramanaguda block's villages (1,047)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,015
- 13.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,759
- 50.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 681 (9.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,951 (66.9%)
What the 3,759 workers did
- Cultivators207 (5.5%)
- Agricultural labourers1,183 (31.5%)
- Household industry27 (0.7%)
- Other work736 (19.6%)
- Marginal workers1,606 (42.7%)
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 Parikhiti
How many of the 15 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 16 villages cover 87 km², 42% of it sown with crops and 20% forest.
Education
- Primary school14 of 15
- Middle school4 of 15
- Secondary school2 of 15
- Senior secondary school0 of 15
- Degree college0 of 15
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 15
- Health sub-centre2 of 15
- Anganwadi centre11 of 15
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 15
- Hand pump15 of 15
- Electricity for homes12 of 15
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 15
- Public bus3 of 15
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 15
Services
- Post office or sub post office7 of 15
- Commercial bank0 of 15
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 15
- Weekly haat0 of 15
- Primary schools
- 17
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Ragi (13), Kandula (10), Cotton (2), Kaju (1), Pulses (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 Ramanaguda block
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Parikhiti? Share it with us.