# Namkana Village, Jaleswar, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaleswar, Baleshwar 

# Namkana

Namkana is a village in Jaleswar sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756034**. The 2011 Census counted **1,492 people in 338 households**, the 30th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.1%.

- 1,492people (2011)
- 338households
- 78.7%literacy
- 756034PIN code

## Namkana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Namkana is 756034.** Namkana falls in Jaleswar sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756034
- Gram panchayatPaschimbad
- Community development blockJaleswar
- Census village code391587

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

## How far is Namkana from nearby towns?

- Jaleswar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)62 km by road
- Jaleswar (nearest town)16 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 Namkana?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Namkana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nuagan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nuagan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaleswar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Namkana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Namkana

Of every 100 households in Namkana in 2011, 51 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Namkana · ■ Jaleswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**67%

Tap water ****4%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**44%

Television ****22%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Namkana?

■ Namkana · ■ Jaleswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**80.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**948

Working population ****55.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 70.8% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 441 (53%)

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 Jaleswar

- Kespura1,618 people
- Dhansimulia1,568 people
- Paikasida1,508 people
- Sarsida1,497 people
- Salikotha1,469 people
- Ikra1,452 people
- Laxshmannath1,367 people
- Akna1,344 people

[All 179 villages in Jaleswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/jaleswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Namkana?756034
- How far is Namkana from Baleshwar?62 km by road
- What is the population of Namkana?1,492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namkana in?Baleshwar district (Jaleswar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Namkana?78.7% (Census 2011)