# Karanda Village, Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/nihalprasad/karanda/ Village · Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal # Karanda Karanda is a village in Nihalprasad sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759016**. The 2011 Census counted **1,282 people in 323 households**, the 14th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,282people (2011) - 323households - 81.8%literacy - 759016PIN code ## Karanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karanda is 759016.** Karanda falls in Nihalprasad sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha. - PIN code759016 - Gram panchayatDasamanpatna - Community development blockGandia - Census village code402790 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karanda from nearby towns? - Nihalprasad (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Dhenkanal (district HQ)50 km by road - Bhuban (nearest town)25 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 Karanda? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Karanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pingua - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pingua - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pingua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Karanda known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 59% of the 546 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 Karanda Of every 100 households in Karanda in 2011, 26 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karanda · ■ Nihalprasad rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **33% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****34%** **33% Television ****12%** **15% Mobile phone ****11%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **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 Karanda? ■ Karanda · ■ Nihalprasad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143** **875 Working population ****35.9%** **34.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 75.3% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 82 (18%) · **■** Marginal 338 (73%) 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 - Tolarpasi1,632 people - Chhotatentuli1,483 people - Kalunigoda1,483 people - Purunaamanga1,317 people - Karadabani1,115 people - Digambarpur1,111 people - Nuagarh1,084 people - Dasamanapatana1,080 people [All 60 villages in Nihalprasad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/nihalprasad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karanda?759016 - How far is Karanda from Dhenkanal?50 km by road - What is the population of Karanda?1,282 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanda in?Dhenkanal district (Nihalprasad sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Karanda?81.8% (Census 2011)