# Podakhala Village, Patapur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Patapur, Ganjam 

# Podakhala

Podakhala is a village in Patapur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761055**. The 2011 Census counted **362 people in 67 households**, the 89th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 362people (2011)
- 67households
- 38.1%literacy
- 761055PIN code

## Podakhala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code761055
- Gram panchayatSahadev Tikrapada
- Community development blockDigapahandi
- Census village code412471

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

## How far is Podakhala from nearby towns?

- Patapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Digapahandi (nearest town)27 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 Podakhala?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Podakhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhismagiri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhismagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Podakhala known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 41% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Podakhala

Of every 100 households in Podakhala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podakhala · ■ Patapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**7%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Podakhala?

■ Podakhala · ■ Patapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.1%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**894

Working population ****58.3%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.9% for men and 28.7% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (40%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 121 (57%)

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 Patapur

- Kaliburai400 people
- Chintakhali388 people
- Samantarapur386 people
- Bijayaadikandapur383 people
- Marthapur343 people
- Jayapur337 people
- Khairapadar317 people
- Sipaiambatha313 people

[All 151 villages in Patapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/patapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Podakhala?761055
- How far is Podakhala from Chatrapur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Podakhala?362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podakhala in?Ganjam district (Patapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Podakhala?38.1% (Census 2011)