# Paikasta Village, Soro, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/soro/paikasta/ Village · Soro, Baleshwar # Paikasta Paikasta is a village in Soro sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756044**. The 2011 Census counted **1,465 people in 305 households**, the 54th largest of 324 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%. - 1,465people (2011) - 305households - 92.3%literacy - 756044PIN code ## Paikasta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paikasta is 756044.** Paikasta falls in Soro sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha. - PIN code756044 - Gram panchayatGopalpur - Community development blockBahanaga - Census village code393906 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paikasta from nearby towns? - Soro (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Baleshwar (district HQ)25 km by road - Baleshwar (nearest town)28 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 Paikasta? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Paikasta; 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 - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balesore - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Paikasta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 193 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 Paikasta Of every 100 households in Paikasta in 2011, 60 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Paikasta · ■ Soro rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **64% Toilet within the home ****49%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **79% Tap water ****22%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **92% Use banking services ****50%** **45% Television ****42%** **33% Mobile phone ****59%** **46% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **21% Own their home ****92%** **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 Paikasta? ■ Paikasta · ■ Soro rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%** **83.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **925 Working population ****32.4%** **35.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 88.4% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 246 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 160 (34%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%) 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 Soro - Sunari1,594 people - Sarasatia1,590 people - Saralia1,539 people - Suthang1,518 people - Manipur1,410 people - Gandasthapur1,409 people - Maharudrapur1,407 people - Balanga1,363 people [All 344 villages in Soro](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/soro/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paikasta?756044 - How far is Paikasta from Baleshwar?25 km by road - What is the population of Paikasta?1,465 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paikasta in?Baleshwar district (Soro sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Paikasta?92.3% (Census 2011)