# Arakhapal Village, Kamakshyanagar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Kamakshyanagar, Dhenkanal 

# Arakhapal

Arakhapal is a village in Kamakshyanagar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759023**. The 2011 Census counted **1,011 people in 243 households**, the 41st largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.1%.

- 1,011people (2011)
- 243households
- 87.8%literacy
- 759023PIN code

## Arakhapal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arakhapal is 759023.** Arakhapal falls in Kamakshyanagar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759023
- Gram panchayatArakhapal
- Community development blockBhuban
- Census village code402423

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

## How far is Arakhapal from nearby towns?

- Kamakshyanagar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)45 km by road
- Kamakshyanagar (nearest town)20 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 Arakhapal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basulei
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jiral
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Arakhapal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sugar cane**. About 77% of the 89 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 Arakhapal

Of every 100 households in Arakhapal in 2011, 38 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arakhapal · ■ Kamakshyanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****54%**

**40%

Television ****22%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Arakhapal?

■ Arakhapal · ■ Kamakshyanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**80.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704**

**869

Working population ****27.0%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 80.8% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Household industry 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 41 (15%) · **■** Marginal 190 (70%)

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 Kamakshyanagar

- Koriapal1,087 people
- Jineilo1,085 people
- Kanchhia1,059 people
- Sundhikateni1,023 people
- Raibol976 people
- Manitri873 people
- Korianpal856 people
- Siarimalia817 people

[All 127 villages in Kamakshyanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/kamakshyanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arakhapal?759023
- How far is Arakhapal from Dhenkanal?45 km by road
- What is the population of Arakhapal?1,011 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arakhapal in?Dhenkanal district (Kamakshyanagar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Arakhapal?87.8% (Census 2011)