Village · Gandia, Dhenkanal
# Eleijanga

Eleijanga is a village in Gandia sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code 759014. The 2011 Census counted 942 people in 253 households, the 45th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.
- 942 people (2011)
- 253 households
- 73.6% literacy
- 759014 PIN code

## Eleijanga PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Eleijanga is 759014. Eleijanga falls in Gandia sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.
- PIN code 759014
- Gram panchayat Mathatentulia
- Community development block Gandia
- Census village code 402718

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Eleijanga from nearby towns?
- Gandia (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Bhuban (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Eleijanga?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Basulei
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Gondia
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Gondia
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Eleijanga known for?

The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 46% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Eleijanga

Of every 100 households in Eleijanga in 2011, 27 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Eleijanga · ■ Gandia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 27% 41%
- Toilet within the home 6% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 83%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 46% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 22% 42%
- Television 15% 20%
- Mobile phone 22% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 40% 30%
- Own their home 98% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Eleijanga?

■ Eleijanga · ■ Gandia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 76.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 677 889
- Working population 32.6% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 68.9% for women. 50% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 121 (39%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 50 (16%) · ■ Marginal 107 (35%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gandia
- Chandipal 1,005 people
- Dalar 1,003 people
- Kankalunda 984 people
- Kusida 963 people
- Raitala 942 people
- Jhilli 907 people
- Kathapal 876 people
- Arachua 868 people

All 140 villages in Gandia

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Eleijanga? 759014
- How far is Eleijanga from Dhenkanal? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Eleijanga? 942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eleijanga in? Dhenkanal district (Gandia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Eleijanga? 73.6% (Census 2011)

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