# Birikota Village, Adva, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Adva, Gajapati 

# Birikota

Birikota is a village in Adva sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761217**. The 2011 Census counted **2,311 people in 447 households**, the 3rd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%.

- 2,311people (2011)
- 447households
- 65.4%literacy
- 761217PIN code

## Birikota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Birikota is 761217.** Birikota falls in Adva sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761217
- Gram panchayatBirikote
- Community development blockMohana
- Census village code413555

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

## How far is Birikota from nearby towns?

- Adva (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)132 km by road
- Digapahandi (nearest town)67 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 Birikota?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Birikota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mohana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Birikota known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 160 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 Birikota

Of every 100 households in Birikota in 2011, 32 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birikota · ■ Adva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**57%

Television ****14%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**67%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Birikota?

■ Birikota · ■ Adva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**49.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**959

Working population ****49.0%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (11%) · **■** Marginal 971 (86%)

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 Adva

- Adava3,467 people
- Alliganda2,931 people
- Damadua1,345 people
- Antaraba1,192 people
- Paniganda1,099 people
- Churangapur1,085 people

[All 228 villages in Adva](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/adva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birikota?761217
- How far is Birikota from Paralakhemundi?132 km by road
- What is the population of Birikota?2,311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birikota in?Gajapati district (Adva sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Birikota?65.4% (Census 2011)