# Farang Village, Golamunda, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Golamunda, Kalahandi 

# Farang

Farang is a village in Golamunda sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766029**. The 2011 Census counted **1,324 people in 350 households**, the 22nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 1,324people (2011)
- 350households
- 66.4%literacy
- 766029PIN code

## Farang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Farang is 766029.** Farang falls in Golamunda sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766029
- Gram panchayatFarang
- Community development blockGolamunda
- Census village code423909

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

## How far is Farang from nearby towns?

- Golamunda (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)49 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)23 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 Farang?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Farang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Junagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dh.Garh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Farang known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Farang

Of every 100 households in Farang in 2011, 21 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Farang · ■ Golamunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**95%

Tap water ****5%**

**2%

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

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****54%**

**20%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**38%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Farang?

■ Farang · ■ Golamunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1254**

**960

Working population ****54.8%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 53.6% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (8%) · **■** Marginal 346 (48%)

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 Golamunda

- Mukundapur1,484 people
- Rengasapali1,472 people
- Panjia1,446 people
- Baijalpur1,442 people
- Ghutia1,316 people
- Karli1,176 people
- Borguda1,170 people
- Chilgaon1,134 people

[All 73 villages in Golamunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/golamunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Farang?766029
- How far is Farang from Bhawanipatna?49 km by road
- What is the population of Farang?1,324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farang in?Kalahandi district (Golamunda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Farang?66.4% (Census 2011)