# Jira Village, Mahanga, Cuttack (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahanga, Cuttack 

# Jira

Jira is a village in Mahanga sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code **754206**. The 2011 Census counted **286 people in 60 households**, the 168th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 286people (2011)
- 60households
- 80.8%literacy
- 754206PIN code

## Jira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jira is 754206.** Jira falls in Mahanga sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha.

- PIN code754206
- Gram panchayatPaikarapur
- Community development blockMahanga
- Census village code399509

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

## How far is Jira from nearby towns?

- Mahanga (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Cuttack (district HQ)70 km by road
- Cuttack (nearest town)70 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 Jira?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jira; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arakana
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arakana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katapada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Jira known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 82% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Jira

Of every 100 households in Jira in 2011, 48 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jira · ■ Mahanga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**76%

Tap water ****92%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**48%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

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 Jira?

■ Jira · ■ Mahanga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**903

Working population ****30.8%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 72.4% for women. 59% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Mahanga

- Chakarpur313 people
- Uttarsahi297 people
- Bidyadharpur293 people
- Raghunathpur291 people
- Damanisingpur284 people
- Bilipada278 people
- Adhanga264 people
- Keutakhandi250 people

[All 195 villages in Mahanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/mahanga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jira?754206
- How far is Jira from Cuttack?70 km by road
- What is the population of Jira?286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jira in?Cuttack district (Mahanga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Jira?80.8% (Census 2011)