# Arakhapur Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam 

# Arakhapur

Arakhapur is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761041**. The 2011 Census counted **3,530 people in 755 households**, the 8th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 3,530people (2011)
- 755households
- 62.1%literacy
- 761041PIN code

## Arakhapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arakhapur is 761041.** Arakhapur falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761041
- Gram panchayatArakhapur
- Community development blockPurusottampur
- Census village code412174

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?

- Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Purusottampur (nearest town)6 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?

18 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purusottampur.
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Purusottampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambapua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and groundnut**. About 60% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 48 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arakhapur · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**12%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****42%**

**46%

Television ****28%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**38%

Own their home ****93%**

**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).

## What is the population of Arakhapur?

■ Arakhapur · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**898

Working population ****39.3%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 54.6% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 424 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (16%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 146 (11%) · **■** Marginal 567 (41%)

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 Purusottampur

- Sunadhara4,350 people
- Dhobadi3,956 people
- Nandika3,812 people
- Sahapur3,742 people
- Jamuni3,463 people
- Chingudighai3,436 people
- Pratappur3,153 people
- Gangadahani3,075 people

[All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arakhapur?761041
- How far is Arakhapur from Chatrapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Arakhapur?3,530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arakhapur in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Arakhapur?62.1% (Census 2011)