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

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Village · Digapahandi, Ganjam 

# Lochapada

Lochapada is a village in Digapahandi sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **760002**. The 2011 Census counted **172 people in 57 households**, the 107th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 172people (2011)
- 57households
- 44.1%literacy
- 760002PIN code

## Lochapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lochapada is 760002.** Lochapada falls in Digapahandi sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code760002
- Gram panchayatBanthapalli
- Community development blockKukuda Khandi
- Census village code412836

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

## How far is Lochapada from nearby towns?

- Digapahandi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Brahmapur (nearest town)18 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 Lochapada?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Lochapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Lochapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 81% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Lochapada

Of every 100 households in Lochapada in 2011, 40 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lochapada · ■ Digapahandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**81%

Tap water ****33%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**10%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****60%**

**41%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**37%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Lochapada?

■ Lochapada · ■ Digapahandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1234**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**926

Working population ****54.1%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 37.3% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (10%) · **■** Other work 81 (87%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Baniamari193 people
- Jhatipatia182 people
- Birapadmanabhapur181 people
- Giniguda181 people
- Ramadiha165 people
- Bhimadebpur155 people
- Bhagabanpur151 people
- Ghodapolana139 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lochapada?760002
- How far is Lochapada from Chatrapur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Lochapada?172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lochapada in?Ganjam district (Digapahandi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Lochapada?44.1% (Census 2011)