# Chikana Village, Binjharpur, Jajapur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Binjharpur, Jajapur 

# Chikana

Chikana is a village in Binjharpur sub-district of Jajapur district, Odisha, PIN code **755027**. The 2011 Census counted **2,185 people in 585 households**, the 24th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%.

- 2,185people (2011)
- 585households
- 74.8%literacy
- 755027PIN code

## Chikana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikana is 755027.** Chikana falls in Binjharpur sub-district, Jajapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code755027
- Gram panchayatChikana
- Community development blockBinjharpur
- Census village code401902

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

## How far is Chikana from nearby towns?

- Binjharpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jajapur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Jajapur (nearest town)25 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 Chikana?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chikana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baraneswar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Baneswar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Prahaladpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Chikana known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chikana

Of every 100 households in Chikana in 2011, 34 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikana · ■ Binjharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**33%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****39%**

**43%

Television ****10%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chikana?

■ Chikana · ■ Binjharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**929

Working population ****28.2%**

**27.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 68.9% for women. 54% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (21%) · **■** Marginal 339 (55%)

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 Binjharpur

- Barakuti2,335 people
- Udayanatha Pur2,314 people
- Uttangara2,242 people
- Pairakha2,220 people
- Ghantiali2,185 people
- Pritipur2,163 people
- Rudrapur2,134 people
- Ransa2,086 people

[All 137 villages in Binjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jajapur/binjharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikana?755027
- How far is Chikana from Jajapur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chikana?2,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikana in?Jajapur district (Binjharpur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Chikana?74.8% (Census 2011)
