# Paikasta Village, Kujang, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kujang, Jagatsinghapur 

# Paikasta

Paikasta is a village in Kujang sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **1,152 people in 256 households**, the 32nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 1,152people (2011)
- 256households
- 89.4%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Paikasta PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatPankapal
- Community development blockKujang
- Census village code397248

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

## How far is Paikasta from nearby towns?

- Kujang (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Paradip (nearest town)30 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 Paikasta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Paikasta; 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pankapal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kujanga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Paikasta known for?

About 63% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Paikasta

Of every 100 households in Paikasta in 2011, 51 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paikasta · ■ Kujang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**60%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**79%

Tap water ****8%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****67%**

**64%

Television ****33%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Paikasta?

■ Paikasta · ■ Kujang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**931

Working population ****28.6%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 83.9% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (16%) · **■** Marginal 100 (30%)

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 Kujang

- Agapal1,275 people
- Balitutha1,231 people
- Badagabapur1,193 people
- Manapur1,166 people
- Karatutha1,142 people
- Jayasankhapur1,122 people
- Kathakota1,106 people
- Borikhi1,102 people

[All 116 villages in Kujang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/kujang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paikasta?754140
- How far is Paikasta from Jagatsinghapur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Paikasta?1,152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikasta in?Jagatsinghapur district (Kujang sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Paikasta?89.4% (Census 2011)