# Samkona Village, Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar (Odisha)

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Village · Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar 

# Samkona

Samkona is a village in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756056**. The 2011 Census counted **23 people in 5 households**, the 226th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 23people (2011)
- 5households
- 52.4%literacy
- 756056PIN code

## Samkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samkona is 756056.** Samkona falls in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756056
- Gram panchayatKuruda
- Community development blockRemuna
- Census village code392780

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

## How far is Samkona from nearby towns?

- Baleshwar Sadar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)6 km by road
- Baleshwar (nearest town)7 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 Samkona?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Samkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kuruda
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuruda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baleswar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baleswar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Samkona known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Samkona

Of every 100 households in Samkona in 2011, 67 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samkona · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**33%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**92%

Use banking services ****33%**

**43%

Television ****33%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**17%

Own their home ****33%**

**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 Samkona?

■ Samkona · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1556**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**932

Working population ****47.8%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 46.2% for women. 67% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 2 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (45%) · **■** Other work 3 (27%) · **■** Marginal 1 (9%)

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

- Patpur47 people
- Domuhanpatna42 people
- Chandatikiri36 people
- Potadiha27 people
- Kasapa22 people
- Kurumanpur22 people
- Haripur17 people
- Bhimdia14 people

[All 253 villages in Baleshwar Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/baleshwar-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samkona?756056
- How far is Samkona from Baleshwar?6 km by road
- What is the population of Samkona?23 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samkona in?Baleshwar district (Baleshwar Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Samkona?52.4% (Census 2011)