# Gantra Village, Parlakhemundi, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Parlakhemundi, Gajapati 

# Gantra

Gantra is a village in Parlakhemundi sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761206**. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 44 households**, the 45th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 179people (2011)
- 44households
- 46.6%literacy
- 761206PIN code

## Gantra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gantra is 761206.** Gantra falls in Parlakhemundi sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761206
- Gram panchayatTarangada
- Community development blockGuma
- Census village code414588

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

## How far is Gantra from nearby towns?

- Parlakhemundi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)25 km by road
- Parlakhemundi (nearest town)16 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 Gantra?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gantra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paralakhemundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Gantra known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 7% of the 436 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 Gantra

Of every 100 households in Gantra in 2011, 79 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gantra · ■ Parlakhemundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**89%

Tap water ****98%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**8%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****67%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Gantra?

■ Gantra · ■ Parlakhemundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**920

Working population ****61.5%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 30.9% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 16 (15%) · **■** Marginal 58 (53%)

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 Parlakhemundi

- Puduni222 people
- Sribishnupur202 people
- Sauraguda201 people
- Ambajhari194 people
- Anarada166 people
- Polikota165 people
- Sanaabhasingi161 people
- Rangalbudi149 people

[All 70 villages in Parlakhemundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/parlakhemundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gantra?761206
- How far is Gantra from Paralakhemundi?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gantra?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gantra in?Gajapati district (Parlakhemundi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gantra?46.6% (Census 2011)