# Andrai Village, Similia, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Similia, Baleshwar 

# Andrai

Andrai is a village in Similia sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756123**. The 2011 Census counted **2,914 people in 570 households**, the 4th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 2,914people (2011)
- 570households
- 86.6%literacy
- 756123PIN code

## Andrai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Andrai is 756123.** Andrai falls in Similia sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756123
- Gram panchayatAndrai
- Community development blockSimilia
- Census village code394272

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

## How far is Andrai from nearby towns?

- Similia (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)71 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town)19 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 Andrai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Andrai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balikanda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balikanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Charampa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Andrai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 282 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 Andrai

Of every 100 households in Andrai in 2011, 58 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Andrai · ■ Similia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**60%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**53%

Television ****36%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Andrai?

■ Andrai · ■ Similia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**925

Working population ****55.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 79.4% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 293 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 476 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 133 (8%) · **■** Marginal 699 (44%)

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 Similia

- Bati3,423 people
- Markona3,227 people
- Garsankh3,225 people
- Maitapur2,907 people
- Prusottampur2,777 people
- Bari2,453 people
- Jamujhadi2,423 people

[All 243 villages in Similia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/similia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Andrai?756123
- How far is Andrai from Baleshwar?71 km by road
- What is the population of Andrai?2,914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andrai in?Baleshwar district (Similia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Andrai?86.6% (Census 2011)
