Village · Bishamakatak, Rayagada
# Gangarabaju

Gangarabaju is a village in Bishamakatak sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code 765019. The 2011 Census counted 82 people in 19 households, the 243rd largest of 289 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 5.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 42.6%.
- 82 people (2011)
- 19 households
- 5.1% literacy
- 765019 PIN code

## Gangarabaju PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gangarabaju is 765019. Gangarabaju falls in Bishamakatak sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.
- PIN code 765019
- Gram panchayat Rasikhol
- Community development block Bishamakatak
- Census village code 425276

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

## How far is Gangarabaju from nearby towns?
- Bishamakatak (sub-district HQ) 75 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Gunupur (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gangarabaju?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Gangarabaju; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gangarabaju known for?

The main crops are paddy, ragi and pulses.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gangarabaju

Of every 100 households in Gangarabaju in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangarabaju · ■ Bishamakatak rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 13%
- Toilet within the home 11% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 93%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 100% 44%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 0% 13%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 11% 55%
- Own their home 100% 95%

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

## What is the population of Gangarabaju?

■ Gangarabaju · ■ Bishamakatak rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 5.1% 42.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1158 1111
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1091 945
- Working population 39.0% 53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 7.4% for men and 3.1% for women. 42% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 16 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (3%) · ■ Marginal 15 (47%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bishamakatak
- Chanchadaguda 90 people
- Penigonda 84 people
- Kinjamjodi 83 people
- Kondhoguda 83 people
- Ghadaiguda 82 people
- Huruli 80 people
- Patalamba 80 people
- Paraja Kupuli 77 people

All 318 villages in Bishamakatak

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gangarabaju? 765019
- How far is Gangarabaju from Rayagada? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Gangarabaju? 82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangarabaju in? Rayagada district (Bishamakatak sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gangarabaju? 5.1% (Census 2011)

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