# Alikanta Village, Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur 

# Alikanta

Alikanta is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 150 households**, the 101st largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 646people (2011)
- 150households
- 69.1%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Alikanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alikanta is 754140.** Alikanta falls in Balikuda sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatThailo
- Community development blockBalikuda
- Census village code398278

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

## How far is Alikanta from nearby towns?

- Balikuda (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (nearest town)20 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 Alikanta?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Alikanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balikuda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balikuda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagatsinghpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 15 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 Alikanta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and groundnut**. About 80% of the 81 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 Alikanta

Of every 100 households in Alikanta in 2011, 46 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alikanta · ■ Balikuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**43%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**41%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****23%**

**51%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Alikanta?

■ Alikanta · ■ Balikuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**933

Working population ****30.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 60.1% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (44%) · **■** Other work 29 (15%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%)

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 Balikuda

- Keupada676 people
- Salijanga675 people
- Santarapur674 people
- Dhaniso671 people
- Baiganigan642 people
- Baramundali630 people
- Majhikora620 people
- Nuagaon617 people

[All 235 villages in Balikuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alikanta?754140
- How far is Alikanta from Jagatsinghapur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Alikanta?646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alikanta in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Alikanta?69.1% (Census 2011)