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

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Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur 

# Erakana

Erakana is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 69 households**, the 178th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 256people (2011)
- 69households
- 85.4%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Erakana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatAmbasala
- Community development blockBalikuda
- Census village code398380

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

## How far is Erakana from nearby towns?

- Balikuda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (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 Erakana?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Machhagan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balikuda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagatsinghpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Erakana known for?

About 90% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Erakana

Of every 100 households in Erakana in 2011, 31 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Erakana · ■ Balikuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**51%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Erakana?

■ Erakana · ■ Balikuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1875**

**933

Working population ****27.7%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 80.7% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (24%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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

- Deuli271 people
- Arilo270 people
- Korania269 people
- Gudupaillo261 people
- Aliha247 people
- Gopinathapur243 people
- Keruapada243 people
- Jaganathapur242 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Erakana?754140
- How far is Erakana from Jagatsinghapur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Erakana?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erakana in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Erakana?85.4% (Census 2011)