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- LGD code
- 415477
- Pincode
- 762002
- Post office
- Contractorpada
- Population
- 586
- Households
- 153
- Literacy rate
- 50.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1063 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 236
Census 2011 · in context
How Arapaju compares
By population, Arapaju ranks #12 of 220 villages in Phulabani mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.9%
−10.5% vs mandal average
Arapaju50.9%
Phulabani mandal61.4%
Kandhamal district54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,063
+40 vs mandal average
Arapaju1,063
Phulabani mandal1,023
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
Arapaju3.8
Phulabani mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Arapaju at a glance
Arapaju is a village of 586 people in 153 households (Census 2011) in Phulabani block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 12th-largest of 220 villages in Phulabani block. Literacy is 51%, 11 points below the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,063 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762002, served by Contractorpada post office; the LGD village code is 415477. The population is estimated at 691 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Arapaju
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PHULABANI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Dudiki
- Total area (ha)
- 429
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 13.64
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Arapaju
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Key facts — Arapaju
- LGD code
- 415477
- Pincode
- 762002
- Post office
- Contractorpada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 586
- Population (projected 2026)
- 691
- Households
- 153
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1063
- Literacy rate
- 50.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Block / Mandal
- Phulabani
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)