# Gandakura Village, Agarpada, Bhadrak (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Agarpada, Bhadrak 

# Gandakura

Gandakura is a village in Agarpada sub-district of Bhadrak district, Odisha, PIN code **756135**. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 130 households**, the 35th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 677people (2011)
- 130households
- 88.0%literacy
- 756135PIN code

## Gandakura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandakura is 756135.** Gandakura falls in Agarpada sub-district, Bhadrak district, Odisha.

- PIN code756135
- Gram panchayatChhayalsing
- Community development blockBant
- Census village code394344

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

## How far is Gandakura from nearby towns?

- Agarpada (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhadrak (district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town)14 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 Gandakura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gandakura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Odang
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bonth
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadrak
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Gandakura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 91% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Gandakura

Of every 100 households in Gandakura in 2011, 24 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandakura · ■ Agarpada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**82%

Tap water ****23%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**48%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**41%

Television ****17%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gandakura?

■ Gandakura · ■ Agarpada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1414**

**992

Working population ****71.0%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 82.3% for women. 75% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 33 (7%) · **■** Marginal 305 (63%)

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 Agarpada

- Gopalpur718 people
- Pandado710 people
- Kundi703 people
- Srirampur686 people
- Pahadpur676 people
- Biridihi665 people
- Ghantagadia662 people
- Bhagaram648 people

[All 74 villages in Agarpada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bhadrak/agarpada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandakura?756135
- How far is Gandakura from Bhadrak?15 km by road
- What is the population of Gandakura?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandakura in?Bhadrak district (Agarpada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gandakura?88.0% (Census 2011)