Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj
# Bangan

Bangan is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code 757051. The 2011 Census counted 631 people in 148 households, the 52nd largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 631 people (2011)
- 148 households
- 66.0% literacy
- 757051 PIN code

## Bangan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bangan is 757051. Bangan falls in Jharpokharia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
- PIN code 757051
- Gram panchayat Sirsha
- Community development block Saraskana
- Census village code 387963

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bangan from nearby towns?
- Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ) 41 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bangan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bangan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jharpokhria
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jharpokhria
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jharpokhria
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 21 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bangan known for?

The main crops are paddy and vegetables. About 88% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bangan

Of every 100 households in Bangan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bangan · ■ Jharpokharia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 25%
- Toilet within the home 5% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 86%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 92%
- Use banking services 18% 55%
- Television 5% 12%
- Mobile phone 8% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 21%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bangan?

■ Bangan · ■ Jharpokharia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.0% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 997 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 981 941
- Working population 44.8% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 50.2% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 25 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (8%) · ■ Other work 20 (7%) · ■ Marginal 215 (76%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jharpokharia
- Punasia 647 people
- Budamara 639 people
- Jalda 637 people
- Ghantiabuda 636 people
- Mahespur 617 people
- Dhangidisol 609 people
- Mundhakata 603 people
- Kachimbila 597 people

All 199 villages in Jharpokharia

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bangan? 757051
- How far is Bangan from Baripada? 41 km by road
- What is the population of Bangan? 631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bangan in? Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bangan? 66.0% (Census 2011)

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