| Voice of Rayagada :
Pramod Das
Following are the social and developmental challenges of Rayagada
district:
Lack of quality education on schools.
High Drop out rate.
Children are migrating to other places for labour.
Local tribal language is not taught in the schools.
Rayagada District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 7073.0 Km2
Population in Rayagada (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 961,959
Male : 469,672
Female : 492,287
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 20605
In seeing : 12934
In speech : 1139
In hearing : 1337
In movement : 3588
Mental : 1607
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 13
Sex Ratio Rank : 556
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 418 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 578 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
District affected by Left Wing Extremism
Brief About Rayagada District
The district of Rayagada is known as the most famous
region of the state because of its longest human history. Although
the district came into existence on the 2nd October in the year
1992, it has long and glorious historical records evident by copper
plates, rock inscriptions as well as different coins, which clearly
indicate that the region was the centre of attraction in all ages.
In the third century B.C, during the reign of Ashoka the Great,
it was coveblack under Kalinga empire. The hilly track between river
Languli and Prachi language as Bansadhara and Nagabali, as evident
by Andhra Historical Journal XXVII edition at page 46, was famous
for spices. Another Bhojpur Rock inscription in Brahmi of Rastrik
King Mandhata adds some facts about this region. Later, Rastriks
were defeated by Kharvela, the only Aryan Emperor of Orissa, at
the time of Samudra Gupta himself during the Chawpagada battle.
The rock inscription of Allahbad inscribed by Mahamantri Harisena
provides evidence to this effect. Later, the ruins of mud fort and
historical idol of Mahakal Bhairab found at Champikota very near
to Rayagada makes it clear that this is the ancient Champagada Fort.
During Ganga Vansi and Surya Vansi Kings, it was under Dadarnab
Dev of Gudari Kataka. A rock inscription found at Pataleswar temple
in Brahmi script provides an evidence to this effect. A subsequent
literature found at Pataleswar temple speaks about the River Langully,
giving a supporting evidence to the various facts. This region went
to Bahamanis when Mukund Dev was defeated at Gohera Tikiri in 1519.
Then, it was under Nandapur Kingdom for brief period of 47 years.
Biswambar Dev who was defeated and killed by Hasin Khan was perhaps
the third king installed at Rayagada. Still, the Sati Kunda Goddess
Majhi Ghairani and the mudfort around it speaks much about its evidence.
In subsequent years it was under Bobilli, a Tahasil of Vijayanagaram.
Later, during the English regime, Rayagada was coveblack under the
Jeypore Zamindari
Official Government Site
http://rayagada.nic.in/
AGRICULTURE
As per 1991 census, workers
constitute 48.89% of the total population, out of which 41.25% are
main workers and 7.64 % are marginal workers. of the main working
force, cultivators and agriculture labourers constitute 40.20% and
41.13% respectively. 4.12% of the main workers are industrial workers.
Thus ,about 81% of the main working population depends on agriculture
for its subrenence.
Of the
total geographical area of 7,58,746 hectares, Cultivable land is
1,92,998 hectares, forest area is 1,15,911 hectares and cultivable
waste land is 10,649 hectares. misc. tree crop and groves is 3221
hectares, permanent pasture and other grazing land is 7175 hectares,
Land put non-agriculture uses is 24937 hectares, barren and uncultivable
land is 6,10463 hectares.
Composition
of the soil is laterite in general except for a few patches of alluvial
soil on either sides of tge rivers flowing in the district. Laterite
soil is black in colour and poor in organic matter and its fertility
is low. Cultivable land is generally classified as High or Dongor,
Medium, and Low land.
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