# Dhunkuni Village, Asika, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asika, Ganjam 

# Dhunkuni

Dhunkuni is a village in Asika sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761111**. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 133 households**, the 63rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 658people (2011)
- 133households
- 60.8%literacy
- 761111PIN code

## Dhunkuni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhunkuni is 761111.** Dhunkuni falls in Asika sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761111
- Gram panchayatKharia
- Community development blockAsika
- Census village code411237

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

## How far is Dhunkuni from nearby towns?

- Asika (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)67 km by road
- Asika (nearest town)8 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 Dhunkuni?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhunkuni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Babanpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Aska
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Aska
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Dhunkuni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhunkuni

Of every 100 households in Dhunkuni in 2011, 38 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhunkuni · ■ Asika rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**85%

Use banking services ****35%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Dhunkuni?

■ Dhunkuni · ■ Asika rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**882

Working population ****48.0%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 53.1% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (6%) · **■** Household industry 76 (24%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 128 (41%)

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 Asika

- Nuapalli721 people
- Sunapalli698 people
- Samaiguda697 people
- Pataliguda671 people
- Sahapur655 people
- Phappalapur633 people
- Bajrakote628 people
- Magurapalli614 people

[All 102 villages in Asika](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/asika/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhunkuni?761111
- How far is Dhunkuni from Chatrapur?67 km by road
- What is the population of Dhunkuni?658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhunkuni in?Ganjam district (Asika sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Dhunkuni?60.8% (Census 2011)