Raighar Tehsil - Nabarangpur, Odisha

Raighar is an administrative tehsil in the Nabarangpur district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Raighar is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Junagarh Road, while the nearest airport is Jagdalpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 74.0 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 586 km², including 580.89 km² rural area and 5.07 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 997 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Raighar Tehsil

Raighar Tehsil has a total of 118 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	Ampara	Rural	Kaudola
2	Anchala	Rural	Haladi
3	Baghobeda	Rural	Kurabeda
4	Baraguda	Rural	Gona
5	Bharandkhunta	Rural	Hatabharandi
6	Bharsundi	Rural	Gona
7	Bhurkamahuli	Rural	Kundei
8	Binaypur	Rural	Timanpur
9	Biripur	Rural	Bobei
10	Birisadihi	Rural	Debagam
11	Bobei	Rural	Bobei
12	Borogam	Rural	Jodenga
13	Budrapada	Rural	Timanpur
14	Chalanpara	Rural	Raighar
15	Chhatabeda	Rural	Parua
16	Dangiripara	Rural	Debagam
17	Daspur	Rural	Jalangapara
18	Debagaon	Rural	Debagam
19	Deobharandi	Rural	Naktisimoda
20	Dhanara	Rural	Kaudola
21	Dhodrapara	Rural	Raighar
22	Dhodrapara	Rural	Parichipara
23	Dhungiadihi	Rural	Kaudola
24	Dongiripara	Rural	Mohand
25	Dumardihi	Rural	Ganjapara
26	Dumurmunda	Rural	Debagam
27	Ganjapara	Rural	Ganjapara
28	Gona	Rural	Gona
29	Guchaguda	Rural	Mundibeda
30	Gurusinga	Rural	Mohand
31	Haldi	Rural	Haladi
32	Hatabharandi	Rural	Hatabharandi
33	Hatibena	Rural	Ganjapara
34	Hatigam	Rural	Hatigam
35	Hatmahuli	Rural	Hatabharandi
36	Hirapara	Rural	Jodenga
37	Hirri	Rural	Kaskanga
38	Jadapara	Rural	Kaskanga
39	Jalangpara	Rural	Jalangapara
40	Jamdara	Rural	Kumuli
41	Jatiarpara	Rural	Hatabharandi
42	Jhariadihi	Rural	Khuduku
43	Jhunukipara	Rural	Ganjapara
44	Jodenga	Rural	Jodenga
45	Jodjanga	Rural	Kacharapara-Iii
46	Junanipara	Rural	Mohand
47	Kacharapara	Rural	Kacharapara
48	Kacharapara	Rural	Kacharapara-Iii
49	Kalarpara	Rural	Kundei
50	Kaliapadar	Rural	Kurabeda
51	Kanadihi	Rural	Kundei
52	Kandachuan	Rural	Khuduku
53	Kandetara	Rural	Khuduku
54	Karanpadar	Rural	Raighar
55	Kasarabhata	Rural	Raighar
56	Kaskanga	Rural	Kaskanga
57	Kaudipara	Rural	Naktisimoda
58	Kaudola	Rural	Kaudola
59	Keradihi	Rural	Khuduku
60	Khadenga	Rural	Jodenga
61	Khalepara	Rural	Kaudola
62	Khallepara	Rural	Timanpur
63	Khatuarpara	Rural	Bobei
64	Khiloli	Rural	Kundei
65	Khuduku	Rural	Khuduku
66	Khutugan	Rural	Raighar
67	Kibekonga	Rural	Parichipara
68	Koradihi	Rural	Parichipara
69	Kukurkuan	Rural	Jodenga
70	Kumuli	Rural	Kumuli
71	Kundei	Rural	Kundei
72	Kundrapani	Rural	Kurabeda
73	Kurabeda	Rural	Kurabeda
74	Kurubella	Rural	Debagam
75	Kusumpur	Rural	Ganjapara
76	Mahubhata	Rural	Parua
77	Marangapalli	Rural	Ganjapara
78	Marigan	Rural	Hatabharandi
79	Maripara	Rural	Naktisimoda
80	Maruadihi	Rural	Jodenga
81	Maulibhata	Rural	Bobei
82	Mohond	Rural	Mohand
83	Mundibeda	Rural	Mundibeda
84	Munigadihi	Rural	Kurabeda
85	Naktisimada	Rural	Naktisimoda
86	Nuagam	Rural	Jodenga
87	Nuapara	Rural	Chhelidangari
88	Odondi	Rural	Kacharapara-Iii
89	Pakhnapara	Rural	Kaskanga
90	Pandiripakhana	Rural	Chhelidangari
91	Parchipara	Rural	Parichipara
92	Parua	Rural	Parua
93	Phatikipara	Rural	Jalangapara
94	Phutanada	Rural	Haladi
95	Pourbel	Rural	Turudihi
96	Raighar (Ct)	Rural	Raighar
97	Rajaputi	Rural	Ganjapara
98	Rajpur	Rural	Khuduku
99	Ranipadar	Rural	Parua
100	Ravanaguda	Rural	Kaudola
101	Rengabhati	Rural	Kurabeda
102	Sambalpur	Rural	Kundei
103	Sargiguda	Rural	Kaskanga
104	Sarguli	Rural	Chhelidangari
105	Simdapara	Rural	Parua
106	Simoda	Rural	Parichipara
107	Siunapalli	Rural	Hatabharandi
108	Sobhapara	Rural	Naktisimoda
109	Sonpur	Rural	Kurabeda
110	Tarangapuri	Rural	Kaudola
111	Tareidihi	Unmapped	Not applicable
112	Tarigan	Rural	Kacharapara
113	Timanpur	Rural	Timanpur
114	Tumuda	Rural	Parichipara
115	Tureidihi	Rural	Hatabharandi
116	Turpena	Rural	Kumuli
117	Turudi	Rural	Turudihi
118	Udayapur	Rural	Jalangapara

Population of Raighar Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Raighar Tehsil has a total population of 1,33,537 people, consisting of 66,842 males and 66,695 females. There are 27,260 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 228 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,33,537	1,27,601	5,936
Male Population	66,842	63,734	3,108
Female Population	66,695	63,867	2,828
Total Households	27,260	25,896	1,364
Population Density	228 / km²	220 / km²	1,171 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 55,363 literate people and 22,767 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 22,686 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 86,248 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	22,767	22,006	761
Literate Population	55,363	51,332	4,031
Illiterate Population	78,174	76,269	1,905
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	22,686	20,875	1,811
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	86,248	85,472	776

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.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Raighar (राइघर)
District	Nabarangpur
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Junagarh Road
Total Area	586 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	997
Total Population (2011)	1,33,537
Density	228/km²
Total Villages	118

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