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

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Village · Adva, Gajapati 

# Geranga

Geranga is a village in Adva sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761217**. The 2011 Census counted **322 people in 71 households**, the 50th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%.

- 322people (2011)
- 71households
- 58.7%literacy
- 761217PIN code

## Geranga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code761217
- Gram panchayatRaipanka
- Community development blockMohana
- Census village code413639

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

## How far is Geranga from nearby towns?

- Adva (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)162 km by road
- Digapahandi (nearest town)86 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 Geranga?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Geranga; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mohana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Berahampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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

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 Geranga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 24 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 Geranga

Of every 100 households in Geranga in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Geranga · ■ Adva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**57%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****64%**

**67%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Geranga?

■ Geranga · ■ Adva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**49.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1522**

**959

Working population ****54.7%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 40.9% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 156 (89%)

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

- Taladamadua340 people
- Budhagan335 people
- Kurikima335 people
- Budhanilidi326 people
- Ladigura318 people
- Dengama314 people
- Bhalipanka310 people
- Gandaguda308 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Geranga?761217
- How far is Geranga from Paralakhemundi?162 km by road
- What is the population of Geranga?322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Geranga in?Gajapati district (Adva sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Geranga?58.7% (Census 2011)