Gram panchayat · Ullunda block · Subarnapur
Raxa gram panchayat
Raxa is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ullunda block of Subarnapur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,949 people in 1,316 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Birmaharajpur assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,949
- Literacy
- 75.9%
- Area
- 15.2 km²
- LGD code
- 121517
Villages of Raxa
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hingama | 573 | 2,173 | 75.9% | 31% | 0% |
| Raksa | 330 | 1,224 | 73.7% | 36% | 0% |
| Baghalpur | 141 | 567 | 72.4% | 57% | 0% |
| Sripura | 117 | 443 | 80.2% | 56% | 0% |
| Gurpanga | 84 | 286 | 79.1% | 3% | 0% |
| Dudupali | 61 | 219 | 84.7% | 34% | 0% |
| Khapuripur | 7 | 28 | 91.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Jogi Gumpha | 3 | 9 | 37.5% | 100% | 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 Raxa
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,949
- 2,522 male · 2,427 female
- Households
- 1,316
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.9%
- above Ullunda block's villages (73.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 962
- about the same as Ullunda block's villages (965)
- Children aged 0–6
- 610
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,496
- 50.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,786 (36.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,496 workers did
- Cultivators258 (10.3%)
- Agricultural labourers589 (23.6%)
- Household industry18 (0.7%)
- Other work235 (9.4%)
- Marginal workers1,396 (55.9%)
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 Raxa
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 15 km², 88% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school1 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre5 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump7 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Ullunda block
- Bisipada
- Chadeipank
- Jaloe
- Jaunrabhaunra
- Kadodar
- Kalapathar
- Khemaloe
- Kotsamalai
- Lastala
- Mahada
- Mundoghat
- Nimna
- Panchamahala
- S.patrapali
- Sindhol
- Ullunda
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