Raikia Tehsil - Kandhamal, Odisha
Raikia is an administrative tehsil in the Kandhamal district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Doikallu, while the nearest airport is Nuagaon Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 84.8 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 494 km². The sex ratio was 1048 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Raikia Tehsil
Raikia Tehsil has a total of 152 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achintapur | Rural | Karada |
| 2 | Adabana | Rural | Indragarh |
| 3 | Adaskupa | Rural | Petapanga |
| 4 | Adeli | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 5 | Alamramu | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 6 | Anlapata | Rural | Karada |
| 7 | Baanda | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 8 | Badabarba | Rural | Badabarba |
| 9 | Badagada | Rural | Ranaba |
| 10 | Badaindragada | Rural | Indragarh |
| 11 | Badajiri | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 12 | Badamaha | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 13 | Bagarama | Rural | Talarimaha |
| 14 | Bageiju | Rural | Indragarh |
| 15 | Bakingia | Rural | Mandakia |
| 16 | Barada | Rural | Ranaba |
| 17 | Baradali | Rural | Ranaba |
| 18 | Barepanga | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 19 | Bariguda | Rural | Ranaba |
| 20 | Bedaguba | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 21 | Beredakia | Rural | Beredakia |
| 22 | Bhitarabadi | Rural | Ranaba |
| 23 | Bierpanga | Rural | Dadingia |
| 24 | Bisitota | Rural | Ranaba |
| 25 | Blekadi | Rural | Petapanga |
| 26 | Borigochha | Rural | Karada |
| 27 | Borimunda | Rural | Karada |
| 28 | Budamaha | Rural | Mandakia |
| 29 | Budringia | Rural | Mandakia |
| 30 | Burapanga | Rural | Ranaba |
| 31 | Chakapadu | Rural | Ranaba |
| 32 | Dadagamaha | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 33 | Dadingia | Rural | Dadingia |
| 34 | Dakapanga | Rural | Ranaba |
| 35 | Dakarbadi | Rural | Simanbadi |
| 36 | Dalbali | Rural | Dadingia |
| 37 | Damaguda | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 38 | Dandapanga | Rural | Mandakia |
| 39 | Danturikhaman | Rural | Ranaba |
| 40 | Darju | Rural | Ranaba |
| 41 | Dhepaguda | Rural | Indragarh |
| 42 | Dhngesu | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 43 | Dibari | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 44 | Didrabadi | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 45 | Dimiripali | Rural | Ranaba |
| 46 | Duba | Rural | Indragarh |
| 47 | Gadringia | Rural | Mandakia |
| 48 | Gamandi | Rural | Raikia |
| 49 | Gamerikia | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 50 | Gandharibhuin | Rural | Indragarh |
| 51 | Ganiamentu | Rural | Indragarh |
| 52 | Ganjuguda | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 53 | Gatamaha | Rural | Petapanga |
| 54 | Ghatikhariguda | Rural | Ranaba |
| 55 | Gochhabadi | Rural | Ranaba |
| 56 | Gudrighasi | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 57 | Gujapanga | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 58 | Gumamaha | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 59 | Gundhani | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 60 | Gutuguda | Rural | Petapanga |
| 61 | Hatimunda | Rural | Badabarba |
| 62 | Hatipathar | Rural | Badabarba |
| 63 | Iriputa | Rural | Ranaba |
| 64 | Jatiguda | Rural | Petapanga |
| 65 | Kadingia | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 66 | Kajuri | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 67 | Kakadabadi | Unmapped | Gumamaha |
| 68 | Kakarabadi | Rural | Ranaba |
| 69 | Kaliamba | Rural | Indragarh |
| 70 | Kaligadu | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 71 | Kambaguda | Rural | Mandakia |
| 72 | Kambarikia | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 73 | Kanadi | Rural | Karada |
| 74 | Kanasaru | Rural | Ranaba |
| 75 | Kandabada | Rural | Beredakia |
| 76 | Kandrimaha | Rural | Karada |
| 77 | Kantibana | Rural | Karada |
| 78 | Kapuguta | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 79 | Karada | Rural | Karada |
| 80 | Katedikia | Rural | Mandakia |
| 81 | Kendukhari | Rural | Karada |
| 82 | Khajurikhaman | Rural | Badabarba |
| 83 | Kilakia | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 84 | Kumbharakhadi | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 85 | Landabali | Rural | Indragarh |
| 86 | Latedi | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 87 | Lendrikia | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 88 | Luhuringia | Rural | Petapanga |
| 89 | Madubadi | Unmapped | Gumamaha |
| 90 | Madubadi | Rural | Not applicable |
| 91 | Mahaguda | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 92 | Malaguda | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 93 | Mandakia | Rural | Mandakia |
| 94 | Mandasaru | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 95 | Manikeswar | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 96 | Mankadaganda | Rural | Ranaba |
| 97 | Mediadami | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 98 | Mulukumaha | Rural | Indragarh |
| 99 | Mundanaju | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 100 | Mungelibadi | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 101 | Murudikupuda | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 102 | Murudipanga | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 103 | Musumaha | Rural | Dadingia |
| 104 | Nahudimaha | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 105 | Naipeta | Rural | Badabarba |
| 106 | Naringipali | Rural | Ranaba |
| 107 | Nitibadi | Rural | Karada |
| 108 | Nuagan | Rural | Indragarh |
| 109 | Nuagan | Rural | Badabarba |
| 110 | Padasi | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 111 | Paderikia | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 112 | Padrimaha | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 113 | Pajigalu | Rural | Mandakia |
| 114 | Pangalpata | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 115 | Pangamaha | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 116 | Papasi | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 117 | Patalipanga | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 118 | Penamala | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 119 | Petamaha | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 120 | Petapanga | Rural | Petapanga |
| 121 | Pipalabadi | Rural | Ranaba |
| 122 | Piseramaha | Rural | Dadingia |
| 123 | Pitairpi | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 124 | Podhamari | Rural | Karada |
| 125 | Prangamaha | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 126 | Pudunbadi | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 127 | Radabali | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 128 | Raikia | Rural | Raikia |
| 129 | Ranaba | Rural | Ranaba |
| 130 | Ratingi | Rural | Indragarh |
| 131 | Sahajakhole | Rural | Ranaba |
| 132 | Sanabarba | Rural | Badabarba |
| 133 | Sandhakupa | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 134 | Sandhigada | Rural | Ranaba |
| 135 | Sarbapanga | Rural | Indragarh |
| 136 | Sidingipata | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 137 | Sihuripanga | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 138 | Sikabadi | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 139 | Sikriguda | Rural | Ranaba |
| 140 | Sikripadar | Rural | Ranaba |
| 141 | Singarimaha | Rural | Karada |
| 142 | Sisapanga | Rural | Manikeswar |
| 143 | Sugudabadi | Rural | Sugudabadi |
| 144 | Tagakia | Rural | Gumamaha |
| 145 | Talaindragada | Rural | Indragarh |
| 146 | Talakilabadi | Rural | Karada |
| 147 | Talapali | Rural | Indragarh |
| 148 | Taraput | Rural | Indragarh |
| 149 | Tatamaha | Rural | Mandakia |
| 150 | Tentulia | Rural | Karada |
| 151 | Turupanka | Rural | Ranaba |
| 152 | Upperkilabadi | Rural | Karada |
Population of Raikia Tehsil
According to the 2011 Census, Raikia Tehsil had a total population of 52,830 people living in 12,712 households. The population comprised 25,798 males and 27,032 females, with an average population density of 107 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 52,830 | 52,830 | 0 |
| Male Population | 25,798 | 25,798 | 0 |
| Female Population | 27,032 | 27,032 | 0 |
| Total Households | 12,712 | 12,712 | 0 |
| Population Density | 107 / km² | 107 / km² | 0 / km² |
Raikia Tehsil had 30,951 literate people and 7,103 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 6,444 and 29,660 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 7,103 | 7,103 | 0 |
| Literate Population | 30,951 | 30,951 | 0 |
| Illiterate Population | 21,879 | 21,879 | 0 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 6,444 | 6,444 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 29,660 | 29,660 | 0 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.