# Posal Village, Tirtol, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tirtol, Jagatsinghapur 

# Posal

Posal is a village in Tirtol sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754137**. The 2011 Census counted **1,461 people in 286 households**, the 28th largest of 305 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.9%.

- 1,461people (2011)
- 286households
- 89.6%literacy
- 754137PIN code

## Posal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Posal is 754137.** Posal falls in Tirtol sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754137
- Gram panchayatDainlo
- Community development blockTirtol
- Census village code397492

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

## How far is Posal from nearby towns?

- Tirtol (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (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 Posal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Posal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dainlo
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dainlo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cuttack
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Posal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and biri**. About 34% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Posal

Of every 100 households in Posal in 2011, 54 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Posal · ■ Tirtol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

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

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****65%**

**59%

Television ****32%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

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 Posal?

■ Posal · ■ Tirtol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**946

Working population ****29.1%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 85.2% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (35%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (25%) · **■** Marginal 73 (17%)

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 Tirtol

- Gorada1,539 people
- Tarajanga1,525 people
- Bodhei1,524 people
- Bidyadharapur1,493 people
- Behadapur1,433 people
- Baingol1,407 people
- Teratanga1,374 people
- Hatikena1,365 people

[All 312 villages in Tirtol](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/tirtol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Posal?754137
- How far is Posal from Jagatsinghapur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Posal?1,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Posal in?Jagatsinghapur district (Tirtol sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Posal?89.6% (Census 2011)