Gram panchayat · Rajgangpur block · Sundargarh
Raikakachhar gram panchayat
Raikakachhar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rajgangpur block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 2,768 people in 604 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rajgangpur assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 2,768
- Literacy
- 51.0%
- Area
- 13.1 km²
- LGD code
- 275337
Villages of Raikakachhar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raikakachhar | 355 | 1,673 | 48.0% | 7% | 89% |
| Gariamunda | 219 | 936 | 56.8% | 3% | 93% |
| Sangudiali | 30 | 159 | 48.5% | 0% | 96% |
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 Raikakachhar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,768
- 1,375 male · 1,393 female
- Households
- 604
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 51.0%
- below Rajgangpur block's villages (65.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,013
- about the same as Rajgangpur block's villages (1,009)
- Children aged 0–6
- 450
- 16.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,406
- 50.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 146 (5.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,501 (90.4%)
What the 1,406 workers did
- Cultivators349 (24.8%)
- Agricultural labourers15 (1.1%)
- Household industry4 (0.3%)
- Other work182 (12.9%)
- Marginal workers856 (60.9%)
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 Raikakachhar
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 13 km², 32% of it sown with crops and 19% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school1 of 3
- Secondary school0 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 of 3
- Anganwadi centre2 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Rajgangpur block
- Alanda
- Buchukupara
- Budham
- Chhatam
- Chungimati
- Dhelua
- Garvana
- Jareikela
- Jaurumal
- Jhagarpur
- Kesramal
- Kukuda
- Kukudamunda
- Kunmuru
- Kutunia
- Laing
- Malidihi
- Panposh
- Sagjore
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