# Karapada Village, Digapahandi, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Digapahandi, Ganjam 

# Karapada

Karapada is a village in Digapahandi sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761042**. The 2011 Census counted **1,805 people in 386 households**, the 18th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,805people (2011)
- 386households
- 70.9%literacy
- 761042PIN code

## Karapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karapada is 761042.** Karapada falls in Digapahandi sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761042
- Gram panchayatKara Pada
- Community development blockDigapahandi
- Census village code412866

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

## How far is Karapada from nearby towns?

- Digapahandi (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Digapahandi (nearest town)13 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 Karapada?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Karapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Digapahandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Digapahandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Karapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 66% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Karapada

Of every 100 households in Karapada in 2011, 60 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karapada · ■ Digapahandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****31%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**37%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Karapada?

■ Karapada · ■ Digapahandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**926

Working population ****49.4%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 58.2% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (10%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 126 (14%) · **■** Marginal 548 (61%)

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 Digapahandi

- Langaladei2,141 people
- Kusapada1,962 people
- Jharipadar1,919 people
- Turubudi1,900 people
- Rajapur1,746 people
- Odasinga1,687 people
- Nimakhandipentha1,619 people
- Sundhipalli1,499 people

[All 174 villages in Digapahandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/digapahandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karapada?761042
- How far is Karapada from Chatrapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Karapada?1,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karapada in?Ganjam district (Digapahandi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Karapada?70.9% (Census 2011)
