# Baraja Village, Pottangi, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Pottangi, Koraput 

# Baraja

Baraja is a village in Pottangi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764039**. The 2011 Census counted **3,049 people in 638 households**, the 3rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.7%.

- 3,049people (2011)
- 638households
- 26.6%literacy
- 764039PIN code

## Baraja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baraja is 764039.** Baraja falls in Pottangi sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764039
- Gram panchayatChandaka
- Community development blockPottangi
- Census village code430077

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

## How far is Baraja from nearby towns?

- Pottangi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)64 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)40 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 Baraja?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pottangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pottangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Baraja known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and vegetable**. About 47% of the 928 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 Baraja

Of every 100 households in Baraja in 2011, 6 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baraja · ■ Pottangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**17%

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

**9%

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

**86%

Tap water ****6%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****56%**

**47%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****76%**

**73%

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 Baraja?

■ Baraja · ■ Pottangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.6%**

**34.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**939

Working population ****53.4%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.7% for men and 16.6% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 849 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (3%) · **■** Marginal 701 (43%)

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 Pottangi

- Pottangi4,401 people
- Kandili3,517 people
- Renga3,044 people
- Deopottangi3,019 people
- Sambai2,978 people
- Tangini2,860 people

[All 106 villages in Pottangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/pottangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baraja?764039
- How far is Baraja from Koraput?64 km by road
- What is the population of Baraja?3,049 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baraja in?Koraput district (Pottangi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Baraja?26.6% (Census 2011)