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Ranjhalli Khari Gaan | |
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  Ranjhalli Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Ranjhalli Ranjhalli (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:19°29′N84°52′E / 19.49°N 84.86°E /19.49; 84.86 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 2,450 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 761018 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-07 |
| Sex ratio | 800♂/♀ |
| Website | The Ganjam District Official Website |
Ranjhalli is a village panchayat near the river bank ofRushikulya and located at heart of theGanjam district.[1] It has population of nearly about 2,400 with 700 families (as per the 2011 census). Most residents are farmers and labourers.
The village started with only 2 streets, namedKama Sahi &Bada Danda Sahi and has continued to expand. The main cause of expanding and establishment was its much fertile land and availability of water for farming. Due to communication connections with nearby cities, this village came to front view ofPurushottampur Block. And now it has been a majorGrama Panchayat in this Block.
Located 35 km from Berhampur Railway Station through Roadways. There's no alternative other than roadways. adjacent to SH32 and Rushikulya. Near by airport isBiju Patnaik International Airport atBhubaneswar at distance of 140 km away. Surrounded by few small Mountains as likeKeshpur Mountain and The FamousMaa Tara Tarini Mountain at distance of 200meter & 2 km respectively. Number of men made water bodies were also present for daily use, Irrigation and for Fishing.
| Sl. No. | Street Name | Number of Families |
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| 01 | Bhandari Street | |
| 02 | Tala Street | |
| 03 | Neli Bandha Street | |
| 04 | Maa Mangala Street | |
| 05 | Majhi Street | |
| 06 | Kamaa Street | |
| 07 | Bada Danda Street | |
| 08 | Keuta Street | |
| 09 | Bauri Street | |
| 10 | Bandha Street |
Most of the population were aged between 20 and 35 years. And 68% will be Female out of total. 60% will come underScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Another 40% will be Brahmin General with someOther Backward Class
Peoples of this village have established some commercial firms. Such as many poultry, vegetable, and mushroom firms. There are three Petrol Pumps also, invested and managed by few residents. Coincidentally there was a Private Ayurveda Drug Manufacturing Unit also namedKalinga Ayurvedic Pharmacy.Link label
There is One Upper Primary School UnderSarva Shiksha Abhiyan established in 1953 providing education from standard 1 to 7 inOdia medium. The number of student will be about to 300.
There is also a high school namedBeer Bajarang High SchoolunderBoard of Secondary Education, Odisha from standard 8 to 10. The high school was opened in the year 1995 with only 35 students and 3 teachers. The class was commenced with in a single room of Panchayat office premises at preliminary stage. But nowadays this school is growing under State Government With a huge Capacity of 250 students out of which 143 students only in Class 10. This number of students is due to incoming children from near by villages.
But nowadays many children prefer to study at private nursing schools located in Purushottampur.
There is no college for higher studies since at a distance of 3 km only ene college is available.
This panchayat consists of five villages
Notable people from this village include Mr. Shyam Sundar Padhi (formerDirector General ofOdisha Police) and his wife Mrs. Amiya Padhi (the first ladyjudge of HonourableOdisha High Court); one of the historical persons who was a soldier inBurma from theBritish era named Shree Mohana Parida was also from this soil (he holds the record of living more than 100 years but documentary evidence of this is lacking).