# Gahamakhunti Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal 

# Gahamakhunti

Gahamakhunti is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759027**. The 2011 Census counted **721 people in 185 households**, the 95th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 721people (2011)
- 185households
- 74.2%literacy
- 759027PIN code

## Gahamakhunti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahamakhunti is 759027.** Gahamakhunti falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759027
- Gram panchayatKaimati
- Community development blockSadar
- Census village code403284

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

## How far is Gahamakhunti from nearby towns?

- Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)8 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)8 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 Gahamakhunti?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gahamakhunti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhenkanal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhenkanal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhenkanal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Gahamakhunti known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 94% of the 32 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 Gahamakhunti

Of every 100 households in Gahamakhunti in 2011, 18 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahamakhunti · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**22%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****42%**

**38%

Television ****10%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Gahamakhunti?

■ Gahamakhunti · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742**

**866

Working population ****36.2%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 65.0% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 127 (49%) · **■** Marginal 115 (44%)

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 Dhenkanal Sadar

- Mandapal760 people
- Derasing756 people
- Rasasinga744 people
- Sarakhia743 people
- Sankhua720 people
- Chainpur patana711 people
- Nadhanpur707 people
- Bhatakateni702 people

[All 234 villages in Dhenkanal Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahamakhunti?759027
- How far is Gahamakhunti from Dhenkanal?8 km by road
- What is the population of Gahamakhunti?721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahamakhunti in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gahamakhunti?74.2% (Census 2011)