# Erapada Village, Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal 

# Erapada

Erapada is a village in Nihalprasad sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759016**. The 2011 Census counted **853 people in 193 households**, the 23rd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 853people (2011)
- 193households
- 88.8%literacy
- 759016PIN code

## Erapada PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code759016
- Gram panchayatRatanpur
- Community development blockGandia
- Census village code402816

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

## How far is Erapada from nearby towns?

- Nihalprasad (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jajapur (nearest town)35 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 Erapada?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Erapada; 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 · Pingua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pingua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Erapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Erapada

Of every 100 households in Erapada in 2011, 9 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Erapada · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**33%

Television ****1%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Erapada?

■ Erapada · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**875

Working population ****50.6%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 85.8% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (83%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 58 (13%)

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

- Bhaliapat1,065 people
- Panchakendu986 people
- Gopalpur922 people
- Nethaka864 people
- Manjuripada823 people
- Brahmanbati739 people
- Kantamalia683 people
- Bailo628 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Erapada?759016
- How far is Erapada from Dhenkanal?70 km by road
- What is the population of Erapada?853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erapada in?Dhenkanal district (Nihalprasad sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Erapada?88.8% (Census 2011)