# Arakhapur Village, Buguda, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Buguda, Ganjam 

# Arakhapur

Arakhapur is a village in Buguda sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,292 people in 489 households**, the 12th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 2,292people (2011)
- 489households
- 69.5%literacy
- 761117PIN code

## Arakhapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arakhapur is 761117.** Arakhapur falls in Buguda sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761117
- Gram panchayatArakhapur
- Community development blockBuguda
- Census village code410446

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

## How far is Arakhapur from nearby towns?

- Buguda (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Buguda (nearest town)17 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 Arakhapur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Arakhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ballipadar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ballipadar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aska
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Arakhapur known for?

About 83% of the 607 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Arakhapur

Of every 100 households in Arakhapur in 2011, 55 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arakhapur · ■ Buguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**46%

Television ****27%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Arakhapur?

■ Arakhapur · ■ Buguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1339**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**925

Working population ****31.8%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 61.2% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 57 (8%) · **■** Other work 65 (9%) · **■** Marginal 523 (72%)

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 Buguda

- Betarsingi2,653 people
- Mahulapali2,466 people
- Antarapada2,454 people
- Karachuli2,418 people
- Bhamasiali2,229 people
- Ghodapada2,088 people
- Talasakara2,047 people
- Mottabadi2,037 people

[All 103 villages in Buguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/buguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arakhapur?761117
- How far is Arakhapur from Chatrapur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Arakhapur?2,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arakhapur in?Ganjam district (Buguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Arakhapur?69.5% (Census 2011)
