# Barahala Village, Gochhapada, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/gochhapada/barahala/

Village · Gochhapada, Kandhamal 

# Barahala

Barahala is a village in Gochhapada sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762002**. The 2011 Census counted **182 people in 44 households**, the 67th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 182people (2011)
- 44households
- 49.0%literacy
- 762002PIN code

## Barahala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barahala is 762002.** Barahala falls in Gochhapada sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762002
- Gram panchayatPaireju
- Community development blockPhiringia
- Census village code415247

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

## How far is Barahala from nearby towns?

- Gochhapada (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)58 km by road
- Phulabani (nearest town)50 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 Barahala?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Barahala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Phiringia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phulbani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulbani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Barahala known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and turmeric**. About 18% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Barahala

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

■ Barahala · ■ Gochhapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**49%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**7%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****59%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Barahala?

■ Barahala · ■ Gochhapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**963

Working population ****59.9%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 31.1% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (37%) · **■** Marginal 39 (36%)

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 Gochhapada

- Lambakheta190 people
- Palchi188 people
- Rakadi187 people
- Kokamaha185 people
- Bradiguda182 people
- Kudali180 people
- Taladanganama180 people
- Pangapaju179 people

[All 242 villages in Gochhapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/gochhapada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barahala?762002
- How far is Barahala from Phulbani?58 km by road
- What is the population of Barahala?182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahala in?Kandhamal district (Gochhapada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Barahala?49.0% (Census 2011)