# Arapaju Village, Khajuripada, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Khajuripada, Kandhamal 

# Arapaju

Arapaju is a village in Khajuripada sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762012**. The 2011 Census counted **688 people in 177 households**, the 12th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 688people (2011)
- 177households
- 66.1%literacy
- 762012PIN code

## Arapaju PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arapaju is 762012.** Arapaju falls in Khajuripada sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762012
- Gram panchayatArapaju
- Community development blockKhajuripada
- Census village code415596

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

## How far is Arapaju from nearby towns?

- Khajuripada (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)26 km by road
- Phulabani (nearest town)27 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 Arapaju?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khajuripada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phulabani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulabani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Arapaju known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 156 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 Arapaju

Of every 100 households in Arapaju in 2011, 13 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arapaju · ■ Khajuripada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****81%**

**65%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Arapaju?

■ Arapaju · ■ Khajuripada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**946

Working population ****44.0%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 50.2% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 258 (85%)

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 Khajuripada

- Kaladi828 people
- Kolathasahi814 people
- Barikumpa774 people
- Dadapaju715 people
- Ranapatuli683 people
- Titiraponga619 people
- Urumunda591 people
- Mulagudari573 people

[All 169 villages in Khajuripada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/khajuripada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arapaju?762012
- How far is Arapaju from Phulbani?26 km by road
- What is the population of Arapaju?688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arapaju in?Kandhamal district (Khajuripada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Arapaju?66.1% (Census 2011)