# Parikhi Village, Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/baleshwar-sadar/parikhi/ Village · Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar # Parikhi Parikhi is a village in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756025**. The 2011 Census counted **11,489 people in 2,582 households**, the 1st largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 11,489people (2011) - 2,582households - 76.4%literacy - 756025PIN code ## Parikhi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parikhi is 756025.** Parikhi falls in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha. - PIN code756025 - Gram panchayatParikhi - Community development blockBaleshwar Sadar - Census village code392724 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parikhi from nearby towns? - Baleshwar Sadar (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Baleshwar (district HQ)21 km by road - Baleshwar (nearest town)25 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 Parikhi? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Parikhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baleshwar - ○Degree college10+ km · Baleshwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baleshwar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Parikhi known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 74% of the 2,045 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Parikhi Of every 100 households in Parikhi in 2011, 45 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Parikhi · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **60% Toilet within the home ****10%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****36%** **43% Television ****16%** **34% Mobile phone ****45%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **17% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Parikhi? ■ Parikhi · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **77.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **932 Working population ****32.9%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 65.7% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 856 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 571 (15%) · **■** Household industry 300 (8%) · **■** Other work 806 (21%) · **■** Marginal 1,248 (33%) 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 Baleshwar Sadar - Jayadebkasapa5,138 people - Kasaba4,137 people - Talapada4,072 people - Bhimpur3,844 people [All 253 villages in Baleshwar Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/baleshwar-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parikhi?756025 - How far is Parikhi from Baleshwar?21 km by road - What is the population of Parikhi?11,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parikhi in?Baleshwar district (Baleshwar Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Parikhi?76.4% (Census 2011)