# Namachira Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal 

# Namachira

Namachira is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759015**. The 2011 Census counted **868 people in 219 households**, the 83rd largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 868people (2011)
- 219households
- 88.3%literacy
- 759015PIN code

## Namachira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Namachira is 759015.** Namachira falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759015
- Gram panchayatKankadahada
- Community development blockSadar
- Census village code403320

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

## How far is Namachira 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 Namachira?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Namachira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Namachira known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sugar cane**. About 99% of the 175 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 Namachira

Of every 100 households in Namachira in 2011, 21 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Namachira · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Namachira?

■ Namachira · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1459**

**866

Working population ****29.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 83.9% for women. 58% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (15%) · **■** Marginal 95 (38%)

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

- Haripur938 people
- Jankhira937 people
- Mahulapada930 people
- Balabhadrapur923 people
- Kotaberena853 people
- Deopada844 people
- Haldigundi839 people
- Ghatipiri791 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Namachira?759015
- How far is Namachira from Dhenkanal?8 km by road
- What is the population of Namachira?868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namachira in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Namachira?88.3% (Census 2011)