# Dakhinapur Village, Brahmapur Sadar, Ganjam (Odisha)

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Village · Brahmapur Sadar, Ganjam 

# Dakhinapur

Dakhinapur is a village in Brahmapur Sadar sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **760002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,852 people in 375 households**, the 22nd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 1,852people (2011)
- 375households
- 81.0%literacy
- 760002PIN code

## Dakhinapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dakhinapur is 760002.** Dakhinapur falls in Brahmapur Sadar sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code760002
- Gram panchayatDakhinapur
- Community development blockKukuda Khandi
- Census village code412577

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

## How far is Dakhinapur from nearby towns?

- Brahmapur Sadar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Brahmapur (nearest town)9 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 Dakhinapur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Dakhinapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Berhampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Berhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Dakhinapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and tomato**. About 59% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Dakhinapur

Of every 100 households in Dakhinapur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dakhinapur · ■ Brahmapur Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**79%

Tap water ****27%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**84%

Use banking services ****45%**

**40%

Television ****52%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

Own their home ****83%**

**88%

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 Dakhinapur?

■ Dakhinapur · ■ Brahmapur Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**894

Working population ****41.4%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 74.2% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (14%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 343 (45%) · **■** Marginal 106 (14%)

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 Brahmapur Sadar

- Narayanpur2,260 people
- Lanjiya2,238 people
- Satakutuni2,101 people
- Jogiapalli1,955 people
- Mosiakhalli1,830 people
- Tikarapada1,812 people
- Gunthabandha1,765 people
- Pandiajholi1,746 people

[All 52 villages in Brahmapur Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/brahmapur-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dakhinapur?760002
- How far is Dakhinapur from Chatrapur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dakhinapur?1,852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakhinapur in?Ganjam district (Brahmapur Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Dakhinapur?81.0% (Census 2011)