# Sova Village, Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/sova/ Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur # Sova Sova is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **1,018 people in 212 households**, the 47th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 1,018people (2011) - 212households - 90.2%literacy - 754140PIN code ## Sova PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sova is 754140.** Sova falls in Balikuda sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha. - PIN code754140 - Gram panchayatKhalagaon - Community development blockBalikuda - Census village code398377 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sova from nearby towns? - Balikuda (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)26 km by road - Jagatsinghapur (nearest town)26 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 Sova? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sova; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn 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 officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Sova known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and blackgram**. About 87% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 257 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 Sova Of every 100 households in Sova in 2011, 55 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sova · ■ Balikuda rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **43% Toilet within the home ****9%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **95% Use banking services ****61%** **51% Television ****25%** **25% Mobile phone ****84%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Sova? ■ Sova · ■ Balikuda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **933 Working population ****36.1%** **36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.0% for men and 82.6% for women. 66% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 241 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (16%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 44 (12%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%) 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 - Kuliagan1,088 people - Barugudipada1,070 people - Tandikula1,067 people - Bagheipur1,057 people - Gopalpur1,016 people - Ramatola1,015 people - Sadeipur1,015 people - Arilo1,009 people [All 235 villages in Balikuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sova?754140 - How far is Sova from Jagatsinghapur?26 km by road - What is the population of Sova?1,018 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sova in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Sova?90.2% (Census 2011)