Village · R.Udaygiri, Gajapati # Paikarai Paikarai is a village in R.Udaygiri sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code 761017. The 2011 Census counted 342 people in 70 households, the 72nd largest of 280 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.8%. - 342 people (2011) - 70 households - 29.1% literacy - 761017 PIN code ## Paikarai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Paikarai is 761017. Paikarai falls in R.Udaygiri sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha. - PIN code 761017 - Gram panchayat Chelagada - Community development block R.Udaygiri - Census village code 413999 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paikarai from nearby towns? - R.Udaygiri (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Paralakhemundi (district HQ) 106 km by road - Brahmapur (nearest town) 91 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paikarai? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Paikarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Upaloda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chandiput - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Berhampur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paikarai known for? The main crops are ragi. About 5% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paikarai Of every 100 households in Paikarai in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paikarai · ■ R.Udaygiri rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 34% - Toilet within the home 0% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 40% 14% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 51% 62% - Television 4% 6% - Mobile phone 3% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 86% 76% - Own their home 96% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paikarai? ■ Paikarai · ■ R.Udaygiri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 29.1% 47.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1024 1044 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 784 989 - Working population 52.0% 53.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.9% for men and 15.0% for women. 47% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (5%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 152 (85%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in R.Udaygiri - Tataranga 361 people - Lathar 358 people - Lenge 354 people - Anasahi 342 people - Ketungpada 339 people - Bhaliasahi 337 people - Dambadiha 335 people - Rupasingi 334 people All 301 villages in R.Udaygiri ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paikarai? 761017 - How far is Paikarai from Paralakhemundi? 106 km by road - What is the population of Paikarai? 342 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paikarai in? Gajapati district (R.Udaygiri sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Paikarai? 29.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/r-udaygiri/paikarai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.