# Bega Village, Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal 

# Bega

Bega is a village in Nihalprasad sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759016**. The 2011 Census counted **3,350 people in 728 households**, the 3rd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 3,350people (2011)
- 728households
- 68.3%literacy
- 759016PIN code

## Bega PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bega is 759016.** Bega falls in Nihalprasad sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759016
- Gram panchayatBega
- Community development blockGandia
- Census village code402808

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

## How far is Bega from nearby towns?

- Nihalprasad (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jajapur (nearest town)32 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 Bega?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Bega; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pingua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandi Khola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tangi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Bega known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 69% of the 802 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 Bega

Of every 100 households in Bega in 2011, 7 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bega · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****7%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bega?

■ Bega · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**875

Working population ****41.6%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 57.2% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (14%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 323 (23%) · **■** Marginal 720 (52%)

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 Nihalprasad

- Nihalprasad6,126 people
- Pingua5,491 people
- Laulai2,817 people
- Khandabandha2,226 people
- Nityanandapur1,888 people
- Lahada1,827 people

[All 60 villages in Nihalprasad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/nihalprasad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bega?759016
- How far is Bega from Dhenkanal?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bega?3,350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bega in?Dhenkanal district (Nihalprasad sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bega?68.3% (Census 2011)