# Garjan Village, Brahmani Tarang, Sundargarh (Odisha)

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Village · Brahmani Tarang, Sundargarh 

# Garjan

Garjan is a village in Brahmani Tarang sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **769043**. The 2011 Census counted **2,764 people in 597 households**, the 4th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 2,764people (2011)
- 597households
- 61.4%literacy
- 769043PIN code

## Garjan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garjan is 769043.** Garjan falls in Brahmani Tarang sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code769043
- Gram panchayatGarjan
- Community development blockLathikata
- Census village code384581

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

## How far is Garjan from nearby towns?

- Brahmani Tarang (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ)100 km by road
- Raurkela (nearest town)10 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 Garjan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Garjan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vedavyas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rourkela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rourkela
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Garjan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 53% of the 926 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Garjan

Of every 100 households in Garjan in 2011, 47 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garjan · ■ Brahmani Tarang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**89%

Tap water ****9%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****44%**

**45%

Television ****26%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**88%

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 Garjan?

■ Garjan · ■ Brahmani Tarang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**980

Working population ****32.5%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 53.6% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 33 (4%) · **■** Other work 496 (55%) · **■** Marginal 272 (30%)

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 Brahmani Tarang

- Birikera3,840 people
- Balanda3,834 people
- Tainsar2,960 people
- Lungei2,430 people
- Badmaroni2,110 people
- Arbajharabahal2,106 people
- Patua2,028 people

[All 48 villages in Brahmani Tarang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/brahmani-tarang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garjan?769043
- How far is Garjan from Sundargarh?100 km by road
- What is the population of Garjan?2,764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garjan in?Sundargarh district (Brahmani Tarang sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Garjan?61.4% (Census 2011)
