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

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Village · Phulabani, Kandhamal 

# Arapaju

Arapaju is a village in Phulabani sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762002**. The 2011 Census counted **586 people in 153 households**, the 13th largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 586people (2011)
- 153households
- 60.6%literacy
- 762002PIN code

## Arapaju PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code762002
- Gram panchayatDudiki
- Community development blockPhulabani
- Census village code415477

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?

- Phulabani (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)28 km by road
- Phulabani (nearest town)24 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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Phulbani
- ○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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 26% of the 429 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arapaju · ■ Phulabani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****72%**

**60%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Arapaju?

■ Arapaju · ■ Phulabani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1474**

**956

Working population ****40.3%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 40.2% for women. 60% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 64 (27%)

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 Phulabani

- Keredi644 people
- Ganjugura642 people
- Malikpada623 people
- Baida606 people
- Bilabari582 people
- Budadani579 people
- Kumburigura554 people
- Hatigoba538 people

[All 249 villages in Phulabani](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/phulabani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arapaju?762002
- How far is Arapaju from Phulbani?28 km by road
- What is the population of Arapaju?586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arapaju in?Kandhamal district (Phulabani sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Arapaju?60.6% (Census 2011)