# Dhunkapada Village, Polasara, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Polasara, Ganjam 

# Dhunkapada

Dhunkapada is a village in Polasara sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761118**. The 2011 Census counted **3,866 people in 863 households**, the 6th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 3,866people (2011)
- 863households
- 64.9%literacy
- 761118PIN code

## Dhunkapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhunkapada is 761118.** Dhunkapada falls in Polasara sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761118
- Gram panchayatDhunkapada
- Community development blockPolasara
- Census village code411562

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

## How far is Dhunkapada from nearby towns?

- Polasara (sub-district HQ)75 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Buguda (nearest town)8 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 Dhunkapada?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhunkapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 school5–10 km · Bartini
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aska
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kabisuryanagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Dhunkapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and sugarcane**. About 50% of the 902 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Dhunkapada

Of every 100 households in Dhunkapada in 2011, 44 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhunkapada · ■ Polasara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**82%

Tap water ****16%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**36%

Television ****29%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**39%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dhunkapada?

■ Dhunkapada · ■ Polasara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**915

Working population ****42.6%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 57.8% for women. 53% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 246 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (21%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 315 (19%) · **■** Marginal 712 (43%)

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 Polasara

- Mathura6,737 people
- Kalamba6,079 people
- Sodaka4,266 people
- Mandara4,228 people
- Badapankalabadi3,570 people
- Bhabarada3,551 people
- Rumagada3,407 people
- Tentulia3,059 people

[All 127 villages in Polasara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/polasara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhunkapada?761118
- How far is Dhunkapada from Chatrapur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Dhunkapada?3,866 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhunkapada in?Ganjam district (Polasara sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Dhunkapada?64.9% (Census 2011)