Village · Korai, Jajapur
# Pataranga

Pataranga is a village in Korai sub-district of Jajapur district, Odisha, PIN code 755019. The 2011 Census counted 1,710 people in 347 households, the 9th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.
- 1,710 people (2011)
- 347 households
- 82.0% literacy
- 755019 PIN code

## Pataranga PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pataranga is 755019. Pataranga falls in Korai sub-district, Jajapur district, Odisha.
- PIN code 755019
- Gram panchayat Talagada
- Community development block Korai
- Census village code 400683

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pataranga from nearby towns?
- Korai (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Jajapur (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Jajapur (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pataranga?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pataranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Jajpur Road
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Jajpur Road
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pataranga known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 47% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pataranga

Of every 100 households in Pataranga in 2011, 57 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pataranga · ■ Korai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 57% 46%
- Toilet within the home 2% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 90%
- Tap water 3% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 50% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94%
- Use banking services 15% 35%
- Television 29% 22%
- Mobile phone 27% 37%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 18% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 25%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pataranga?

■ Pataranga · ■ Korai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.0% 82.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 969
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 779 907
- Working population 53.8% 31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 76.9% for women. 67% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 250 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 196 (21%) · ■ Other work 13 (1%) · ■ Marginal 461 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Korai
- Tarakote 2,875 people
- Kadama 2,211 people
- Talagarh 2,106 people
- Sadakpur 1,798 people
- Korabandi 1,690 people
- Mrutunjayapur 1,674 people
- Haladigadia 1,626 people
- Kiapada 1,440 people

All 149 villages in Korai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pataranga? 755019
- How far is Pataranga from Jajapur? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Pataranga? 1,710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pataranga in? Jajapur district (Korai sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Pataranga? 82.0% (Census 2011)

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