# Parajaguda Village, Kosagumuda, Nabarangapur (Odisha)

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Village · Kosagumuda, Nabarangapur 

# Parajaguda

Parajaguda is a village in Kosagumuda sub-district of Nabarangapur district, Odisha, PIN code **764061**. The 2011 Census counted **1,002 people in 229 households**, the 39th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 35.3%.

- 1,002people (2011)
- 229households
- 10.9%literacy
- 764061PIN code

## Parajaguda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parajaguda is 764061.** Parajaguda falls in Kosagumuda sub-district, Nabarangapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code764061
- Gram panchayatPanduguda
- Community development blockKosagumuda
- Census village code427873

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

## How far is Parajaguda from nearby towns?

- Kosagumuda (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Nabarangapur (district HQ)31 km by road
- Nabarangapur (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 Parajaguda?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Parajaguda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kodinga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nabarangpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umerkote
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Parajaguda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 76% of the 364 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 Parajaguda

Of every 100 households in Parajaguda in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parajaguda · ■ Kosagumuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****64%**

**23%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Parajaguda?

■ Parajaguda · ■ Kosagumuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****10.9%**

**35.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**1007

Working population ****28.6%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 13.4% for men and 8.4% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 248 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Kosagumuda

- Baraguda1,063 people
- Kodabhata1,054 people
- Bhainsabeda1,044 people
- Saraladhanua1,019 people
- Duragam961 people
- Panduguda915 people
- Jabaguda901 people
- Sanasirisiaguda901 people

[All 73 villages in Kosagumuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nabarangapur/kosagumuda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parajaguda?764061
- How far is Parajaguda from Nabarangapur?31 km by road
- What is the population of Parajaguda?1,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parajaguda in?Nabarangapur district (Kosagumuda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Parajaguda?10.9% (Census 2011)