# Pentha Village, Nuagaon, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nuagaon, Ganjam 

# Pentha

Pentha is a village in Nuagaon sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761055**. The 2011 Census counted **884 people in 180 households**, the 40th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 884people (2011)
- 180households
- 62.4%literacy
- 761055PIN code

## Pentha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pentha is 761055.** Pentha falls in Nuagaon sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761055
- Gram panchayatKaithakhandi
- Community development blockDigapahandi
- Census village code412917

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

## How far is Pentha from nearby towns?

- Nuagaon (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)76 km by road
- Digapahandi (nearest town)13 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 Pentha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pentha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Digapahandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Digapahandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Pentha known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 47% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Pentha

Of every 100 households in Pentha in 2011, 26 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pentha · ■ Nuagaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**7%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****17%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Pentha?

■ Pentha · ■ Nuagaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**946

Working population ****58.6%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 55.8% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (36%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 283 (55%)

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 Nuagaon

- Krushnapur- I965 people
- Badapalanka944 people
- Badagam928 people
- Parsamba917 people
- Khamarigam865 people
- Dhanyarasi845 people
- Kalingadala844 people
- Gopinathapur842 people

[All 204 villages in Nuagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/nuagaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pentha?761055
- How far is Pentha from Chatrapur?76 km by road
- What is the population of Pentha?884 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pentha in?Ganjam district (Nuagaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Pentha?62.4% (Census 2011)