# Gandhapur Village, Ersama, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ersama, Jagatsinghapur 

# Gandhapur

Gandhapur is a village in Ersama sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754139**. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 55 households**, the 134th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 184people (2011)
- 55households
- 91.1%literacy
- 754139PIN code

## Gandhapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhapur is 754139.** Gandhapur falls in Ersama sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754139
- Gram panchayatErsama
- Community development blockErsama
- Census village code397370

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

## How far is Gandhapur from nearby towns?

- Ersama (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Paradip (nearest town)39 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 Gandhapur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Erasama
- ○Degree college5–10 km · K.C.Pur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Erasama
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gandhapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 92 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 Gandhapur

Of every 100 households in Gandhapur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhapur · ■ Ersama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**33%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****31%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**65%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gandhapur?

■ Gandhapur · ■ Ersama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**928

Working population ****37.0%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 81.5% for women. 63% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 55 (81%) · **■** Other work 6 (9%) · **■** Marginal 7 (10%)

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 Ersama

- Kopalmandal203 people
- Biswanathpur196 people
- Sundarkani195 people
- Sovapata186 people
- Gangadharpur183 people
- Paniendula174 people
- Ordailo173 people
- Asarana164 people

[All 157 villages in Ersama](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/ersama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhapur?754139
- How far is Gandhapur from Jagatsinghapur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhapur?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhapur in?Jagatsinghapur district (Ersama sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhapur?91.1% (Census 2011)