Village · Similia, Baleshwar
# Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a village in Similia sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code 756166. The 2011 Census counted 1,462 people in 267 households, the 26th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.
- 1,462 people (2011)
- 267 households
- 70.1% literacy
- 756166 PIN code

## Raghunathpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Raghunathpur is 756166. Raghunathpur falls in Similia sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.
- PIN code 756166
- Gram panchayat Purusottampur
- Community development block Similia
- Census village code 394257

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

## How far is Raghunathpur from nearby towns?
- Similia (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town) 16 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Raghunathpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Raghunathpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 under 5 km · Purussattampur
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Purussattampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhadrak
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Raghunathpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 100% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Raghunathpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Similia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 42% 60%
- Toilet within the home 13% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 84%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 49% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 16% 53%
- Television 5% 27%
- Mobile phone 26% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 16% 18%
- Own their home 98% 97%

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

## What is the population of Raghunathpur?

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Similia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.1% 81.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 802 925
- Working population 31.0% 39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 56.5% for women. 58% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 96 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 249 (55%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 99 (22%) · ■ Marginal 6 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Similia
- Sahajapada 1,506 people
- Amarihagnipur 1,488 people
- Bamatia 1,481 people
- Nua 1,476 people
- Bauripada 1,412 people
- Somanathpur 1,389 people
- Jhinkiria 1,380 people
- Rapeya 1,378 people

All 243 villages in Similia

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Raghunathpur? 756166
- How far is Raghunathpur from Baleshwar? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Raghunathpur? 1,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunathpur in? Baleshwar district (Similia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur? 70.1% (Census 2011)

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