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

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Village · Digapahandi, Ganjam 

# Sarakatia

Sarakatia is a village in Digapahandi sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761008**. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 78 households**, the 88th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 326people (2011)
- 78households
- 61.4%literacy
- 761008PIN code

## Sarakatia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarakatia is 761008.** Sarakatia falls in Digapahandi sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761008
- Gram panchayatKankia
- Community development blockKukuda Khandi
- Census village code412887

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

## How far is Sarakatia from nearby towns?

- Digapahandi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Brahmapur (nearest town)30 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 Sarakatia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sarakatia; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Berhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Sarakatia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and maize**. About 14% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sarakatia

Of every 100 households in Sarakatia in 2011, 83 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarakatia · ■ Digapahandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**81%

Tap water ****41%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**10%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****93%**

**41%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sarakatia?

■ Sarakatia · ■ Digapahandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**926

Working population ****58.0%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 43.5% for women. 54% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 136 (72%)

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

- Khandalbandho360 people
- Dasipur340 people
- Magurapada339 people
- Krushnakrupamayapur337 people
- Padiapurusotamapur325 people
- Talapada303 people
- Madhubana294 people
- Kumbhajhari288 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarakatia?761008
- How far is Sarakatia from Chatrapur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sarakatia?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarakatia in?Ganjam district (Digapahandi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sarakatia?61.4% (Census 2011)