# Areikana Village, Bhandari Pokhari, Bhadrak (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bhadrak/bhandari-pokhari/areikana/ Village · Bhandari Pokhari, Bhadrak # Areikana Areikana is a village in Bhandari Pokhari sub-district of Bhadrak district, Odisha, PIN code **756120**. The 2011 Census counted **871 people in 172 households**, the 44th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 871people (2011) - 172households - 85.6%literacy - 756120PIN code ## Areikana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Areikana is 756120.** Areikana falls in Bhandari Pokhari sub-district, Bhadrak district, Odisha. - PIN code756120 - Gram panchayatPatuli - Community development blockBhandaripokhari - Census village code394486 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Areikana from nearby towns? - Bhandari Pokhari (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Bhadrak (district HQ)16 km by road - Bhadrak (nearest town)23 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 Areikana? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Areikana; 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barikpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barikpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · B.Pokluni - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Areikana known for? About 18% of the 179 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 Areikana Of every 100 households in Areikana in 2011, 71 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Areikana · ■ Bhandari Pokhari rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **62% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **83% Tap water ****10%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****39%** **42% Television ****32%** **29% Mobile phone ****69%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **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 Areikana? ■ Areikana · ■ Bhandari Pokhari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **930 Working population ****33.3%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 78.0% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 157 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (6%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 96 (33%) 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 Bhandari Pokhari - Chhanchina937 people - Bhagada931 people - Niladri874 people - Chatrubhujpur873 people - Deulapadi867 people - Badakantapada866 people - Barahanuapada860 people - Balipur852 people [All 147 villages in Bhandari Pokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bhadrak/bhandari-pokhari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Areikana?756120 - How far is Areikana from Bhadrak?16 km by road - What is the population of Areikana?871 (Census 2011) - Which district is Areikana in?Bhadrak district (Bhandari Pokhari sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Areikana?85.6% (Census 2011)