As many as 3,063 revenue villages have no primary schools in the State, informed School and Mass Education Miniser Badri Naryan Patra in the State Assembly on Thursday. In response to a question of BJD MlA Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, the Minister said the State has a total of 90,731 habitations of which 87,668 are covered primary schools and the rest 3,063 have no schools.
Highest number 272 villages in Koraput district have now primary schools followed by Ganjam (223), Rayagada (222), Kalahandi (211), Mayurbhanj (199), Angul (159), Keonjar (160), Boudh (150), Gajapati (145), Nayagarh (142), Sambalpur (140), Kandhamal (135), Malkangiri (112), Nuapada (105), Dhenkanal (91), Jharsuguda (78),
Sundargarh (67), Nabarangpur (64), Puri (19), Jajpur (63), Deogarh (63), Subarnapur (47), Balangir (46), Bargarh (31), Baleswar (27), Jagatsinghpur (26) and Bhadrak (20).
While one village in Kendrapada district has no primary school, Cuttack and Khordha have no villages which are not covered under the primary schools.