Arapaju, Phulbani

Arapaju is a village located in the Phulabani Tehsil of Kandhamal district of Odisha. The village falls in Phulbani block and comes under Duduki Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Arapaju is 654 out of which 317 are males and rest 337 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1063 females per 1000 males. There are around 94 teenagers in Arapaju. It has literacy rate of 51% which means around 332 persons can read and write. Total 192 people belonging to scheduled caste and 462 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 171 households in Arapaju, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 263. The pincode of Arapaju is 762002 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Contractorpada Sub Post office
• Balandapada Branch Post office
• Dakpala Branch Post office
• Jamjhari Branch Post office
• Paheraju Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Arapaju Upper Primary School

Hospitals

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

• Kanibali Sub-Center
• Ramadi Sub-Center
• Gochapada Primary Health Center
• Talapada Sub-Center
• Gochhapada Sub-Center