# Namakana Village, Bhandari Pokhari, Bhadrak (Odisha)

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Village · Bhandari Pokhari, Bhadrak 

# Namakana

Namakana is a village in Bhandari Pokhari sub-district of Bhadrak district, Odisha, PIN code **756121**. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 108 households**, the 89th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 472people (2011)
- 108households
- 82.8%literacy
- 756121PIN code

## Namakana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Namakana is 756121.** Namakana falls in Bhandari Pokhari sub-district, Bhadrak district, Odisha.

- PIN code756121
- Gram panchayatNami
- Community development blockBhandaripokhari
- Census village code394464

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

## How far is Namakana from nearby towns?

- Bhandari Pokhari (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Bhadrak (district HQ)34 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town)31 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 Namakana?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Namakana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Satasala
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nami
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nami
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Namakana known for?

About 62% of the 61 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 Namakana

Of every 100 households in Namakana in 2011, 57 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Namakana · ■ Bhandari Pokhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**46%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****71%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Namakana?

■ Namakana · ■ Bhandari Pokhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**930

Working population ****33.5%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 72.4% for women. 61% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (84%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Ranipada526 people
- Babalpur524 people
- Sarapada512 people
- Narayanpur485 people
- Sathagan472 people
- Bindhana461 people
- Kurikana452 people
- Rebo449 people

[All 147 villages in Bhandari Pokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bhadrak/bhandari-pokhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Namakana?756121
- How far is Namakana from Bhadrak?34 km by road
- What is the population of Namakana?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namakana in?Bhadrak district (Bhandari Pokhari sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Namakana?82.8% (Census 2011)