Baragaon is a Block positioned in Sundargarh district in Odisha. Placed in rural part of Odisha, it is one of the 17 blocks of Sundargarh district. According to the administration records, the block number of Baragaon is 36. The block has 69 villages and there are total 16730 homes in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Baragaon's population is 71242. Out of this, 35599 are males whereas the females count 35643 here. This block has 8331 kids in the age group of 0-6 years. Among them 4297 are boys and 4034 are girls.
Literacy rate in Baragaon block is 61%. 43603 out of total 71242 population is educated here. In males the literacy rate is 68% as 24216 males out of total 35599 are educated however female literacy rate is 54% as 19387 out of total 35643 females are literate in this Block.
The Negative portion is that illiteracy rate of Baragaon block is 38%. Here 27639 out of total 71242 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 31% as 11383 males out of total 35599 are uneducated. In females the illiteracy rate is 45% and 16256 out of total 35643 females are illiterate in this block.
The number of working person of Baragaon block is 37933 whereas 33309 are non-working. And out of 37933 occupied individual 7227 persons are totally reliant on farming.