# Odekera Village, Jaijaipur, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Jaijaipur, Janjgir - Champa 

# Odekera

Odekera is a village in Jaijaipur sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495690**. The 2011 Census counted **4,711 people in 1,020 households**, the 3rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 4,711people (2011)
- 1,020households
- 69.6%literacy
- 495690PIN code

## Odekera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Odekera is 495690.** Odekera falls in Jaijaipur sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495690
- Gram panchayatOdekera
- Community development blockJaijaipur
- Census village code437397

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

## How far is Odekera from nearby towns?

- Jaijaipur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)45 km by road
- Jaijaipur (nearest town)5 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 Odekera?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Odekera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jaijaipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malkharoda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Odekera known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and black gram**. About 84% of the 1,164 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Odekera

Of every 100 households in Odekera in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Odekera · ■ Jaijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****31%**

**23%

Television ****29%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Odekera?

■ Odekera · ■ Jaijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**942

Working population ****67.4%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 59.3% for women. 68% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 355 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (7%) · **■** Household industry 57 (2%) · **■** Other work 191 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2,362 (74%)

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 Jaijaipur

- Thathari5,307 people
- Hasaud5,194 people
- Kikirda3,892 people
- Kashigarh3,726 people
- Bhothiya3,405 people
- Amgaon3,143 people

[All 102 villages in Jaijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/jaijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Odekera?495690
- How far is Odekera from Janjgir?45 km by road
- What is the population of Odekera?4,711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Odekera in?Janjgir - Champa district (Jaijaipur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Odekera?69.6% (Census 2011)
