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

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Village · Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal 

# Jakia

Jakia is a village in Nihalprasad sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759016**. The 2011 Census counted **359 people in 79 households**, the 35th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 359people (2011)
- 79households
- 78.4%literacy
- 759016PIN code

## Jakia PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code759016
- Gram panchayatPingua
- Community development blockGandia
- Census village code402792

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

## How far is Jakia from nearby towns?

- Nihalprasad (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)48 km by road
- Bhuban (nearest town)23 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 Jakia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jakia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pingua
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pingua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Joranda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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, 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 Jakia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and badama**. Products made here include rice, biri and mudhi. About 96% of the 40 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 Jakia

Of every 100 households in Jakia in 2011, 28 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jakia · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Jakia?

■ Jakia · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**875

Working population ****26.5%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 73.7% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (38%) · **■** Other work 29 (31%) · **■** Marginal 28 (29%)

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

- Nuapada453 people
- Kasipur424 people
- Balipasi402 people
- Tolakalundi373 people
- Ratanpur353 people
- Ransudhapatana341 people
- Nilambarpur336 people
- Ghoraghori335 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jakia?759016
- How far is Jakia from Dhenkanal?48 km by road
- What is the population of Jakia?359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakia in?Dhenkanal district (Nihalprasad sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Jakia?78.4% (Census 2011)