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

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Village · Nemalo, Cuttack 

# Orikanta

Orikanta is a village in Nemalo sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code **754293**. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 149 households**, the 50th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 559people (2011)
- 149households
- 84.0%literacy
- 754293PIN code

## Orikanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Orikanta is 754293.** Orikanta falls in Nemalo sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha.

- PIN code754293
- Gram panchayatSantapur
- Community development blockNischintakoili
- Census village code399877

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?

- Nemalo (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Cuttack (district HQ)43 km by road
- Cuttack (nearest town)43 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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 school10+ km · Cuttack
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nemalo
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kendupatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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, black gram and vegetable**. About 93% of the 123 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, 38 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Orikanta · ■ Nemalo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**67%

Television ****19%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Nemalo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**941

Working population ****39.4%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 71.9% for women. 61% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 91 (41%) · **■** Marginal 47 (21%)

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 Nemalo

- Gopinathapur591 people
- Demando587 people
- Balarampur566 people
- Jagannathpur560 people
- Khadayatpatikira529 people
- Chhapachikana502 people
- Kuandol490 people
- Kamalpur485 people

[All 101 villages in Nemalo](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/nemalo/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Orikanta?754293
- How far is Orikanta from Cuttack?43 km by road
- What is the population of Orikanta?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Orikanta in?Cuttack district (Nemalo sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Orikanta?84.0% (Census 2011)