# Panchakendu Village, Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal 

# Panchakendu

Panchakendu is a village in Nihalprasad sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759016**. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 258 households**, the 20th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 986people (2011)
- 258households
- 86.8%literacy
- 759016PIN code

## Panchakendu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code759016
- Gram panchayatBega
- Community development blockGandia
- Census village code402813

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

## How far is Panchakendu from nearby towns?

- Nihalprasad (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)56 km by road
- Jajapur (nearest town)33 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 Panchakendu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Panchakendu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn 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 officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Panchakendu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 80% of the 163 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 Panchakendu

Of every 100 households in Panchakendu in 2011, 27 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panchakendu · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**33%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**33%

Television ****15%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**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 Panchakendu?

■ Panchakendu · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**875

Working population ****32.7%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 82.1% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 210 (65%)

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

- Digambarpur1,111 people
- Nuagarh1,084 people
- Dasamanapatana1,080 people
- Bhaliapat1,065 people
- Gopalpur922 people
- Nethaka864 people
- Erapada853 people
- Manjuripada823 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panchakendu?759016
- How far is Panchakendu from Dhenkanal?56 km by road
- What is the population of Panchakendu?986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchakendu in?Dhenkanal district (Nihalprasad sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Panchakendu?86.8% (Census 2011)