# Bhikapada Village, Khalikote, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khalikote, Ganjam 

# Bhikapada

Bhikapada is a village in Khalikote sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761029**. The 2011 Census counted **3,016 people in 652 households**, the 7th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 3,016people (2011)
- 652households
- 61.6%literacy
- 761029PIN code

## Bhikapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhikapada is 761029.** Bhikapada falls in Khalikote sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761029
- Gram panchayatBhikapada
- Community development blockKhalikote
- Census village code411813

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

## How far is Bhikapada from nearby towns?

- Khalikote (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)51 km by road
- Khalikote (nearest town)11 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 Bhikapada?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 school10+ km · Khalikote
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khalikote
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhejiput
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Bhikapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Bhikapada

Of every 100 households in Bhikapada in 2011, 55 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikapada · ■ Khalikote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Bhikapada?

■ Bhikapada · ■ Khalikote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**897

Working population ****36.8%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 47.5% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (8%) · **■** Marginal 755 (68%)

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 Khalikote

- Khojapalli3,964 people
- Bikrmpur3,737 people
- Manikapur3,475 people
- Mathura3,076 people
- Talapada2,962 people
- Kanchana2,786 people
- Bania2,722 people
- Chikili2,623 people

[All 177 villages in Khalikote](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/khalikote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhikapada?761029
- How far is Bhikapada from Chatrapur?51 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikapada?3,016 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikapada in?Ganjam district (Khalikote sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikapada?61.6% (Census 2011)