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

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Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur 

# Podana

Podana is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **346 people in 68 households**, the 159th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 346people (2011)
- 68households
- 98.1%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Podana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatTandikula
- Community development blockBalikuda
- Census village code398211

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

## How far is Podana from nearby towns?

- Balikuda (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)19 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (nearest town)19 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 Podana?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Podana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balikuda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balikuda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagatsinghpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Podana known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 75% of the 76 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 Podana

Of every 100 households in Podana in 2011, 65 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Podana · ■ Balikuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**43%

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

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****73%**

**51%

Television ****44%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Podana?

■ Podana · ■ Balikuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.1%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1136**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1636**

**933

Working population ****27.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.7% for men and 97.6% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (9%) · **■** Other work 37 (39%) · **■** Marginal 36 (38%)

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

- Garia353 people
- Mundida353 people
- Padmalavapur350 people
- Daradapatana349 people
- Basantapur345 people
- Bharioda344 people
- Katijanga325 people
- Minjapada323 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Podana?754140
- How far is Podana from Jagatsinghapur?19 km by road
- What is the population of Podana?346 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podana in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Podana?98.1% (Census 2011)