# Talaponka Village, Jagannath Prasad, Ganjam (Odisha)

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Village · Jagannath Prasad, Ganjam 

# Talaponka

Talaponka is a village in Jagannath Prasad sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761121**. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 35 households**, the 70th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 113people (2011)
- 35households
- 25.8%literacy
- 761121PIN code

## Talaponka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Talaponka is 761121.** Talaponka falls in Jagannath Prasad sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761121
- Gram panchayatJagannathprasad
- Community development blockJagannathprasad
- Census village code410482

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

## How far is Talaponka from nearby towns?

- Jagannath Prasad (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)125 km by road
- Bellaguntha (nearest town)20 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 Talaponka?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Talaponka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chikili
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jagannath Prasad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jagannath Prasad
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jagannath Prasad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Talaponka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 686 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Talaponka

Of every 100 households in Talaponka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Talaponka · ■ Jagannath Prasad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****50%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Talaponka?

■ Talaponka · ■ Jagannath Prasad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.8%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1306**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**916

Working population ****69.0%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.1% for men and 19.6% for women. 76% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 14 (18%) · **■** Other work 49 (63%) · **■** Marginal 15 (19%)

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 Jagannath Prasad

- Pandiripada180 people
- Kriadhara139 people
- Ekagharia131 people
- Dhimiripalli126 people
- Akulakumpa101 people
- Deullapalli70 people
- Chelakhai57 people
- Barabara55 people

[All 79 villages in Jagannath Prasad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/jagannath-prasad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Talaponka?761121
- How far is Talaponka from Chatrapur?125 km by road
- What is the population of Talaponka?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talaponka in?Ganjam district (Jagannath Prasad sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Talaponka?25.8% (Census 2011)