# Gangadahani Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/gangadahani/

Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam 

# Gangadahani

Gangadahani is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761018**. The 2011 Census counted **3,075 people in 680 households**, the 12th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 3,075people (2011)
- 680households
- 50.3%literacy
- 761018PIN code

## Gangadahani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangadahani is 761018.** Gangadahani falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761018
- Gram panchayatGangadahani
- Community development blockPurusottampur
- Census village code412235

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

## How far is Gangadahani from nearby towns?

- Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Purusottampur (nearest town)25 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 Gangadahani?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Gangadahani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub 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 · Purusottampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Purusottampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhmpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 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 Gangadahani known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 83% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Gangadahani

Of every 100 households in Gangadahani in 2011, 52 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangadahani · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**48%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****36%**

**46%

Television ****28%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gangadahani?

■ Gangadahani · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**898

Working population ****59.2%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 42.9% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 220 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,034 (57%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 230 (13%) · **■** Marginal 328 (18%)

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 Purusottampur

- Arakhapur3,530 people
- Jamuni3,463 people
- Chingudighai3,436 people
- Pratappur3,153 people
- Bhabandha3,010 people
- Ranajhali2,579 people
- Solaghara2,397 people
- Sarasingi2,363 people

[All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangadahani?761018
- How far is Gangadahani from Chatrapur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gangadahani?3,075 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangadahani in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gangadahani?50.3% (Census 2011)