Khetapaju, Khajuripada

Khetapaju is a village located in the Khajuripada Tehsil of Kandhamal district of Odisha. The village falls in Khajuripada block and comes under Balaskumpa Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Khetapaju is 279 out of which 132 are males and rest 147 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1114 females per 1000 males. There are around 28 teenagers in Khetapaju. It has literacy rate of 49% which means around 136 persons can read and write. Total 151 people belonging to scheduled caste and 128 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 83 households in Khetapaju, which means every family has 3 members on average. The village has working population of 137. The pincode of Khetapaju is 762012 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Khajuripada Sub Post office
• Dutimendi Branch Post office
• Arapaju Branch Post office
• Talagaon Branch Post office
• Baikumpa Branch Post office

Schools

Khetapaju has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Khetapaju Upper Primary School

Hospitals

Khetapaju has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Arapaju Primary Health Center
• Khajuripada MC Sub-Center
• Dalapada Sub-Center
• Gudari Sub-Center
• Arapaju Medical College Hospital Sub-Center