# Pingua Village, Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/nihalprasad/pingua/ Village · Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal # Pingua Pingua is a village in Nihalprasad sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759016**. The 2011 Census counted **5,491 people in 1,277 households**, the 2nd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 5,491people (2011) - 1,277households - 77.9%literacy - 759016PIN code ## Pingua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pingua is 759016.** Pingua falls in Nihalprasad sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha. - PIN code759016 - Gram panchayatPingua - Community development blockGandia - Census village code402791 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pingua 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 Pingua? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Pingua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jajpur Road - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand 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 Pingua known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, biri, ground nut sheeds, iron products, mudhi in bhata and bamboo hand works. About 38% of the 287 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 Pingua Of every 100 households in Pingua in 2011, 50 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pingua · ■ Nihalprasad rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **33% Toilet within the home ****26%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **89% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **97% Use banking services ****54%** **33% Television ****30%** **15% Mobile phone ****42%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **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 Pingua? ■ Pingua · ■ Nihalprasad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **875 Working population ****27.3%** **34.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 70.8% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 267 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (16%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 683 (46%) · **■** Marginal 281 (19%) 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 - Bega3,350 people - Laulai2,817 people - Khandabandha2,226 people - Nityanandapur1,888 people [All 60 villages in Nihalprasad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/nihalprasad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pingua?759016 - How far is Pingua from Dhenkanal?48 km by road - What is the population of Pingua?5,491 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pingua in?Dhenkanal district (Nihalprasad sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Pingua?77.9% (Census 2011)