# Baragan Village, Asika, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asika, Ganjam 

# Baragan

Baragan is a village in Asika sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761111**. The 2011 Census counted **5,529 people in 1,195 households**, the 1st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 5,529people (2011)
- 1,195households
- 78.1%literacy
- 761111PIN code

## Baragan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baragan is 761111.** Baragan falls in Asika sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761111
- Gram panchayatBaragan
- Community development blockAsika
- Census village code411254

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Baragan from nearby towns?

- Asika (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Asika (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Baragan?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Baragan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Golabandapalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aska
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Baragan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Baragan

Of every 100 households in Baragan in 2011, 65 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baragan · ■ Asika rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**85%

Use banking services ****44%**

**42%

Television ****41%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****86%**

**91%

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

## What is the population of Baragan?

■ Baragan · ■ Asika rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**882

Working population ****29.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 67.4% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (5%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Other work 789 (48%) · **■** Marginal 593 (36%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Asika

- Bhetanai4,446 people
- Babanapur4,286 people
- Gunthapada3,822 people
- Debabhumi3,769 people

[All 102 villages in Asika](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/asika/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baragan?761111
- How far is Baragan from Chatrapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Baragan?5,529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baragan in?Ganjam district (Asika sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Baragan?78.1% (Census 2011)
