# Orikanta Village, Kishannagar, Cuttack (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kishannagar, Cuttack 

# Orikanta

Orikanta is a village in Kishannagar sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code **754134**. The 2011 Census counted **46 people in 10 households**, the 109th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 46people (2011)
- 10households
- 76.2%literacy
- 754134PIN code

## Orikanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Orikanta is 754134.** Orikanta falls in Kishannagar sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha.

- PIN code754134
- Gram panchayatBabujang
- Community development blockNischintakoili
- Census village code399991

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

## How far is Orikanta from nearby towns?

- Kishannagar (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Cuttack (district HQ)46 km by road
- Cuttack (nearest town)46 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 Orikanta?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Orikanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Uttarkul
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aenda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gopalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Orikanta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and vegetable**. About 86% of the 14 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 Orikanta

Of every 100 households in Orikanta in 2011, 78 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Orikanta · ■ Kishannagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****11%**

**45%

Television ****33%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Orikanta?

■ Orikanta · ■ Kishannagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**931

Working population ****26.1%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 68.2% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (8%) · **■** Other work 5 (42%)

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 Kishannagar

- Parikusamandal75 people
- Belera71 people
- Sanasomapur62 people
- Benipur61 people
- Bodhagan4 people

[All 111 villages in Kishannagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/kishannagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Orikanta?754134
- How far is Orikanta from Cuttack?46 km by road
- What is the population of Orikanta?46 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Orikanta in?Cuttack district (Kishannagar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Orikanta?76.2% (Census 2011)