# Dandika Village, Basta, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basta, Baleshwar 

# Dandika

Dandika is a village in Basta sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756029**. The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 104 households**, the 110th largest of 249 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 502people (2011)
- 104households
- 80.9%literacy
- 756029PIN code

## Dandika PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dandika is 756029.** Dandika falls in Basta sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756029
- Gram panchayatBaharda
- Community development blockBasta
- Census village code392479

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

## How far is Dandika from nearby towns?

- Basta (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)22 km by road
- Baleshwar (nearest town)24 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 Dandika?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dandika; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nabara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rupsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Dandika known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 40% of the 96 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 Dandika

Of every 100 households in Dandika in 2011, 42 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dandika · ■ Basta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dandika?

■ Dandika · ■ Basta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**976

Working population ****37.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 73.8% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 33 (18%) · **■** Marginal 107 (58%)

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 Basta

- DhanaHanda516 people
- Barida513 people
- Kothapada512 people
- Khandapasa509 people
- Nabada501 people
- Nischintapur494 people
- Kusuda491 people
- Deulpara473 people

[All 304 villages in Basta](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/basta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dandika?756029
- How far is Dandika from Baleshwar?22 km by road
- What is the population of Dandika?502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandika in?Baleshwar district (Basta sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Dandika?80.9% (Census 2011)