# Panchama Village, Golanthara, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Golanthara, Ganjam 

# Panchama

Panchama is a village in Golanthara sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761008**. The 2011 Census counted **3,605 people in 673 households**, the 6th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 3,605people (2011)
- 673households
- 62.9%literacy
- 761008PIN code

## Panchama PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code761008
- Gram panchayatRandha
- Community development blockRangei Lunda
- Census village code412659

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

## How far is Panchama from nearby towns?

- Golanthara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Brahmapur (nearest town)17 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 Panchama?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Panchama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanisi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Berhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Panchama known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and ragi**. About 76% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Panchama

Of every 100 households in Panchama in 2011, 63 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panchama · ■ Golanthara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**72%

Tap water ****53%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****21%**

**51%

Television ****28%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Panchama?

■ Panchama · ■ Golanthara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1112**

**923

Working population ****48.0%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 53.0% for women. 62% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 597 (35%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 331 (19%) · **■** Marginal 581 (34%)

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

- Golanthara5,118 people
- Sonapur5,023 people
- Sasanpadar4,164 people
- Haladiapadar3,857 people
- Girisola3,559 people
- Patisonapur3,440 people
- Markandi3,210 people
- Biswanathpur3,143 people

[All 90 villages in Golanthara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/golanthara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panchama?761008
- How far is Panchama from Chatrapur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Panchama?3,605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchama in?Ganjam district (Golanthara sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Panchama?62.9% (Census 2011)
