# Baghala Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam 

# Baghala

Baghala is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761003**. The 2011 Census counted **2,131 people in 452 households**, the 20th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 2,131people (2011)
- 452households
- 64.9%literacy
- 761003PIN code

## Baghala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baghala is 761003.** Baghala falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761003
- Gram panchayatBaghala
- Community development blockPurusottampur
- Census village code412261

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

## How far is Baghala from nearby towns?

- Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Purusottampur (nearest town)15 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 Baghala?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Baghala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Mahanandapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purusottampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhatakumunda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Baghala known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and vegetable**. About 97% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 282 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 Baghala

Of every 100 households in Baghala in 2011, 54 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baghala · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**46%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**38%

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).

## What is the population of Baghala?

■ Baghala · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208**

**898

Working population ****48.5%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 53.9% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 225 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (10%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (13%) · **■** Marginal 564 (55%)

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

- Sarasingi2,363 people
- Raipur2,230 people
- Risipur2,220 people
- Balakrishnapur2,146 people
- Sama2,071 people
- Sikharapur1,973 people
- Chhatamundali1,918 people
- Aladigan1,893 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baghala?761003
- How far is Baghala from Chatrapur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Baghala?2,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghala in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Baghala?64.9% (Census 2011)
