Village · Jagatpur, Cuttack # Purbakachha Purbakachha is a village in Jagatpur sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code 754200. The 2011 Census counted 3,173 people in 693 households, the 5th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 3,173 people (2011) - 693 households - 82.9% literacy - 754200 PIN code ## Purbakachha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Purbakachha is 754200. Purbakachha falls in Jagatpur sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha. - PIN code 754200 - Gram panchayat Madhyakachha - Community development block Salepur - Census village code 400039 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Purbakachha from nearby towns? - Jagatpur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Cuttack (district HQ) 15 km by road - Cuttack (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Purbakachha? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Purbakachha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bahugrua - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Bahugrua - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Salipur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Purbakachha known for? The main crops are paddy and vegetables. About 76% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Purbakachha Of every 100 households in Purbakachha in 2011, 56 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purbakachha · ■ Jagatpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 56% 60% - Toilet within the home 39% 33% - No toilet (open defecation) 59% 66% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 49% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 85% - Use banking services 45% 53% - Television 33% 37% - Mobile phone 53% 47% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 25% 21% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 12% 13% - Own their home 95% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Purbakachha? ■ Purbakachha · ■ Jagatpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.9% 84.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 950 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1039 938 - Working population 36.7% 37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 77.2% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 91 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 249 (21%) · ■ Household industry 27 (2%) · ■ Other work 471 (40%) · ■ Marginal 326 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jagatpur - Paschimakachha 3,921 people - Bhairpur 3,413 people - Mutarifa 3,408 people - Gopinathpur 3,228 people - Gunjarpur 2,971 people - Biswanathpur 2,844 people - Mahajanpur 2,432 people - Atoda 2,312 people All 37 villages in Jagatpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purbakachha? 754200 - How far is Purbakachha from Cuttack? 15 km by road - What is the population of Purbakachha? 3,173 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purbakachha in? Cuttack district (Jagatpur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Purbakachha? 82.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/jagatpur/purbakachha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.