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

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Village · Gochhapada, Kandhamal 

# Damareju

Damareju is a village in Gochhapada sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762002**. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 146 households**, the 9th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 569people (2011)
- 146households
- 59.8%literacy
- 762002PIN code

## Damareju PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code762002
- Gram panchayatGochhapada
- Community development blockPhiringia
- Census village code415203

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

## How far is Damareju from nearby towns?

- Gochhapada (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)30 km by road
- Phulabani (nearest town)32 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 Damareju?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Damareju; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Damareju known for?

The main crops are **paddy, til and turmeric**. About 27% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Damareju

Of every 100 households in Damareju in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Damareju · ■ Gochhapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****64%**

**49%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**7%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Damareju?

■ Damareju · ■ Gochhapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1242**

**963

Working population ****50.3%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 45.4% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (37%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 117 (41%)

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

- Palabrudi713 people
- Pakari673 people
- Banduli638 people
- Balipadar616 people
- Bapanga514 people
- Khajurigaon483 people
- Batabahali477 people
- Pangauparsahi458 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damareju?762002
- How far is Damareju from Phulbani?30 km by road
- What is the population of Damareju?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damareju in?Kandhamal district (Gochhapada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Damareju?59.8% (Census 2011)