Village · Kunkuri, Jashpur
# Barangjor

Barangjor is a village in Kunkuri sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496225. The 2011 Census counted 1,496 people in 331 households, the 14th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.
- 1,496 people (2011)
- 331 households
- 70.9% literacy
- 496225 PIN code

## Barangjor PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Barangjor is 496225. Barangjor falls in Kunkuri sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 496225
- Gram panchayat Barangjor
- Community development block Kunkuri
- Census village code 434005

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Barangjor from nearby towns?
- Kunkuri (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ) 51 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (nearest town) 51 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Barangjor?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Barangjor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kunkuri
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jashpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kunkuri
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barangjor known for?

The main crops are paddy, nigar and black gram. About 53% of the 938 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Barangjor

Of every 100 households in Barangjor in 2011, 30 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barangjor · ■ Kunkuri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 43%
- Toilet within the home 3% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 90%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 8% 51%
- Television 4% 8%
- Mobile phone 20% 18%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 30% 34%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barangjor?

■ Barangjor · ■ Kunkuri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 72.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1104 997
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1126 965
- Working population 48.9% 60.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 64.2% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 370 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (5%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 80 (11%) · ■ Marginal 241 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kunkuri
- Dhodhidand 1,673 people
- Gadakata 1,671 people
- Kaliba 1,671 people
- Kudukela 1,604 people
- Jokari 1,457 people
- Bhelwatoli 1,433 people
- Ghumadand 1,428 people
- Jamchunwa 1,400 people

All 90 villages in Kunkuri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Barangjor? 496225
- How far is Barangjor from Jashpur Nagar? 51 km by road
- What is the population of Barangjor? 1,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barangjor in? Jashpur district (Kunkuri sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Barangjor? 70.9% (Census 2011)

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