# Chikarada Village, Golanthara, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/golanthara/chikarada/ Village · Golanthara, Ganjam # Chikarada Chikarada is a village in Golanthara sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761008**. The 2011 Census counted **2,987 people in 651 households**, the 12th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%. - 2,987people (2011) - 651households - 61.5%literacy - 761008PIN code ## Chikarada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikarada is 761008.** Chikarada falls in Golanthara sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761008 - Gram panchayatChikarada - Community development blockRangei Lunda - Census village code412661 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikarada from nearby towns? - Golanthara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)32 km by road - Brahmapur (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 Chikarada? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chikarada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Konisi - ○Degree college10+ km · Berhampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chikarada known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and ragi**. About 83% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Chikarada Of every 100 households in Chikarada in 2011, 58 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikarada · ■ Golanthara rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **61% Toilet within the home ****28%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **72% Tap water ****96%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **82% Use banking services ****46%** **51% Television ****36%** **37% Mobile phone ****42%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **90% 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 Chikarada? ■ Chikarada · ■ Golanthara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%** **63.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **923 Working population ****39.9%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 49.0% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 204 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (8%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 327 (27%) · **■** Marginal 538 (45%) 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 Golanthara - Patisonapur3,440 people - Markandi3,210 people - Biswanathpur3,143 people - Ralaba3,030 people - Randha2,736 people - Jugudi2,712 people - Gobindanagar2,574 people - Daspur2,548 people [All 90 villages in Golanthara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/golanthara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikarada?761008 - How far is Chikarada from Chatrapur?32 km by road - What is the population of Chikarada?2,987 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikarada in?Ganjam district (Golanthara sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Chikarada?61.5% (Census 2011)