# Barafa Village, Kegaon, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kegaon, Kalahandi 

# Barafa

Barafa is a village in Kegaon sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766036**. The 2011 Census counted **1,792 people in 425 households**, the 13th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,792people (2011)
- 425households
- 67.5%literacy
- 766036PIN code

## Barafa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barafa is 766036.** Barafa falls in Kegaon sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766036
- Gram panchayatDumuria
- Community development blockBhawanipatna
- Census village code423629

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

## How far is Barafa from nearby towns?

- Kegaon (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)38 km by road
- Khariar Road (nearest town)28 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 Barafa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barafa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Borda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Borda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Barafa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and pulses**. About 82% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Barafa

Of every 100 households in Barafa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barafa · ■ Kegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****24%**

**29%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Barafa?

■ Barafa · ■ Kegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**943

Working population ****42.7%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 54.8% for women. 54% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (11%) · **■** Marginal 591 (77%)

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 Kegaon

- Khaliapali2,075 people
- Uchhala2,007 people
- Ainli1,938 people
- Makraguda1,906 people
- Kegaon1,758 people
- Senpur1,681 people
- Leter1,666 people
- Matia1,621 people

[All 108 villages in Kegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barafa?766036
- How far is Barafa from Bhawanipatna?38 km by road
- What is the population of Barafa?1,792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barafa in?Kalahandi district (Kegaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Barafa?67.5% (Census 2011)