# Nosta Village, Balichandrapur, Jajapur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Balichandrapur, Jajapur 

# Nosta

Nosta is a village in Balichandrapur sub-district of Jajapur district, Odisha, PIN code **755008**. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 247 households**, the 47th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 947people (2011)
- 247households
- 76.9%literacy
- 755008PIN code

## Nosta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nosta is 755008.** Nosta falls in Balichandrapur sub-district, Jajapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code755008
- Gram panchayatKadampal
- Community development blockDharmasala
- Census village code401804

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

## How far is Nosta from nearby towns?

- Balichandrapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Jajapur (district HQ)63 km by road
- Jajapur (nearest town)60 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 Nosta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaraka
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Nosta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 71 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 Nosta

Of every 100 households in Nosta in 2011, 32 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nosta · ■ Balichandrapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**46%

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

**22%

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

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**29%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**41%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nosta?

■ Nosta · ■ Balichandrapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**916

Working population ****30.6%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 67.8% for women. 58% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (29%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (14%) · **■** Marginal 93 (32%)

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 Balichandrapur

- Mahipur1,133 people
- Padmalavapur1,129 people
- Khadiyanga1,062 people
- Rukutipata1,045 people
- Asia820 people
- Dakhinakula685 people
- Krishnadaspur604 people
- Ambasauri556 people

[All 64 villages in Balichandrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jajapur/balichandrapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nosta?755008
- How far is Nosta from Jajapur?63 km by road
- What is the population of Nosta?947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nosta in?Jajapur district (Balichandrapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Nosta?76.9% (Census 2011)