# Podakhuntia Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal 

# Podakhuntia

Podakhuntia is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759013**. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 64 households**, the 161st largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 259people (2011)
- 64households
- 88.6%literacy
- 759013PIN code

## Podakhuntia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Podakhuntia is 759013.** Podakhuntia falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759013
- Gram panchayatBarada
- Community development blockSadar
- Census village code403213

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

## How far is Podakhuntia from nearby towns?

- Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)14 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)14 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 Podakhuntia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Podakhuntia; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Podakhuntia known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 82% of the 30 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 Podakhuntia

Of every 100 households in Podakhuntia in 2011, 93 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podakhuntia · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****72%**

**38%

Television ****38%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Podakhuntia?

■ Podakhuntia · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**866

Working population ****41.7%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 78.3% for women. 68% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 75 (69%) · **■** Marginal 24 (22%)

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

- Badanagena276 people
- Janhitaila264 people
- Sananadaba264 people
- Haladibari261 people
- Panchakahania257 people
- Barabanka256 people
- Rathipal256 people
- Talagotha246 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Podakhuntia?759013
- How far is Podakhuntia from Dhenkanal?14 km by road
- What is the population of Podakhuntia?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podakhuntia in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Podakhuntia?88.6% (Census 2011)