# Parajang, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Dhenkanal, Odisha 

# Parajang

Parajang is a sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha. At the 2011 Census it had **164,482 people**, 1 town and 132 villages (125 inhabited). The largest village is Sanda (7,115 people).

- 164,482people (2011)
- 132villages
- 1towns
- 77.1%literacy

## Population of Parajang compared with Dhenkanal

■ Parajang · ■ Dhenkanal district

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**877

Working population ****37.6%**

**36.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Parajang

Of every 100 households in Parajang in 2011, 31 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parajang · ■ Dhenkanal district

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****27%**

**39%

Television ****16%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Parajang

- Saranga6,426 people

## Largest villages in Parajang

- Sanda · 7,115 people
- Barihapur · 5,330 people
- Garapalasuni · 4,723 people
- Basulei · 4,682 people
- Basoi · 4,619 people
- Kualo · 4,127 people
- Kandarsingha · 4,006 people
- Garhaparajang · 3,834 people
- Mahabirod · 3,612 people
- Badajhara · 3,457 people
- Ambapalas · 3,187 people
- Kankili · 3,178 people
- Pangatira · 3,110 people
- Patarapada · 3,069 people
- Lodhani · 3,036 people
- Kankadasoda · 2,970 people

[All 132 villages in Parajang →](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/parajang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Parajang?132 (125 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Parajang in?Dhenkanal district, Odisha
- What is the population of Parajang?164,482 (Census 2011)