# Sarka Village, Adva, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Adva, Gajapati 

# Sarka

Sarka is a village in Adva sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761217**. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 54 households**, the 63rd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%.

- 287people (2011)
- 54households
- 36.3%literacy
- 761217PIN code

## Sarka PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code761217
- Gram panchayatDambaguda
- Community development blockMohana
- Census village code413514

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

## How far is Sarka from nearby towns?

- Adva (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)135 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 Sarka?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sarka; 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 · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Sarka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 4% of the 35 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 Sarka

Of every 100 households in Sarka in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarka · ■ Adva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**56%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****87%**

**57%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****73%**

**67%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sarka?

■ Sarka · ■ Adva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.3%**

**49.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1158**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1207**

**959

Working population ****49.1%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.3% for men and 30.3% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 93 (66%)

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

- Hachiponga295 people
- Bandaguda294 people
- Galimera288 people
- Pajigidi288 people
- Kutama286 people
- Gudriguda279 people
- kantahuru279 people
- Thudikhala275 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarka?761217
- How far is Sarka from Paralakhemundi?135 km by road
- What is the population of Sarka?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarka in?Gajapati district (Adva sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sarka?36.3% (Census 2011)