# Kentala Village, Nischintakoili, Cuttack (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Nischintakoili, Cuttack 

# Kentala

Kentala is a village in Nischintakoili sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code **754209**. The 2011 Census counted **2,615 people in 615 households**, the 4th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.1%.

- 2,615people (2011)
- 615households
- 77.5%literacy
- 754209PIN code

## Kentala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kentala is 754209.** Kentala falls in Nischintakoili sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha.

- PIN code754209
- Gram panchayatKentalo
- Community development blockNischintakoili
- Census village code399788

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

## How far is Kentala from nearby towns?

- Nischintakoili (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Cuttack (district HQ)45 km by road
- Cuttack (nearest town)45 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 Kentala?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kentala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kulagaissalo
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kulagaissalo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kendrapara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kentala known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and vegetable**. About 55% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Kentala

Of every 100 households in Kentala in 2011, 44 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kentala · ■ Nischintakoili rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**55%

Television ****23%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kentala?

■ Kentala · ■ Nischintakoili rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**954

Working population ****37.2%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 72.0% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (31%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 338 (35%) · **■** Marginal 158 (16%)

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 Nischintakoili

- Kulagan-isalo3,552 people
- Sukarapada3,432 people
- Gopapur2,762 people
- Natakai2,491 people
- Badakhira2,413 people
- Nischintakoili2,367 people
- Buhalo1,972 people

[All 50 villages in Nischintakoili](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/nischintakoili/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kentala?754209
- How far is Kentala from Cuttack?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kentala?2,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kentala in?Cuttack district (Nischintakoili sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kentala?77.5% (Census 2011)
