Gram panchayat · Subdega block · Sundargarh
Rajpur gram panchayat
Rajpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Subdega block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,949 people in 1,421 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Talsara assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,949
- Literacy
- 69.4%
- Area
- 36.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121750
Villages of Rajpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baurimundagaon | 437 | 1,815 | 68.2% | 4% | 55% |
| Rajapur | 323 | 1,303 | 73.0% | 12% | 74% |
| Tedegamuhan | 300 | 1,263 | 72.5% | 12% | 83% |
| Dehurimunda | 132 | 500 | 68.3% | 18% | 80% |
| Kanika | 89 | 399 | 61.7% | 1% | 90% |
| Dainidihi | 75 | 370 | 60.0% | 12% | 74% |
| Rebdamal | 65 | 299 | 71.2% | 0% | 99% |
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 Rajpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,949
- 2,969 male · 2,980 female
- Households
- 1,421
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.4%
- about the same as Subdega block's villages (69.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,004
- about the same as Subdega block's villages (1,010)
- Children aged 0–6
- 734
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,890
- 48.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 519 (8.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,336 (72.9%)
What the 2,890 workers did
- Cultivators269 (9.3%)
- Agricultural labourers552 (19.1%)
- Household industry9 (0.3%)
- Other work330 (11.4%)
- Marginal workers1,730 (59.9%)
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 Rajpur
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 37 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre2 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 7
- Public bus2 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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 Subdega block
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