# Olam Village, Bant, Bhadrak (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bant, Bhadrak 

# Olam

Olam is a village in Bant sub-district of Bhadrak district, Odisha, PIN code **756114**. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 186 households**, the 22nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 775people (2011)
- 186households
- 89.5%literacy
- 756114PIN code

## Olam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Olam is 756114.** Olam falls in Bant sub-district, Bhadrak district, Odisha.

- PIN code756114
- Gram panchayatNilok
- Community development blockBant
- Census village code394427

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

## How far is Olam from nearby towns?

- Bant (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhadrak (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhadrak (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 Olam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Olam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banth
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadrak
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadrak
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Olam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 85% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Olam

Of every 100 households in Olam in 2011, 64 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Olam · ■ Bant rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**41%

Television ****28%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Olam?

■ Olam · ■ Bant rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**918

Working population ****28.3%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 86.3% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (78%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (11%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Bant

- Ramchandrapur917 people
- Bangarpadi858 people
- Chhayalsing842 people
- Kumbhakaral777 people
- Sanbarchhikayan766 people
- Barapadaratagadia746 people
- Routaragadia726 people
- Sathatira650 people

[All 103 villages in Bant](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bhadrak/bant/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Olam?756114
- How far is Olam from Bhadrak?20 km by road
- What is the population of Olam?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Olam in?Bhadrak district (Bant sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Olam?89.5% (Census 2011)