# Gandhapal Village, Sukinda, Jajapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sukinda, Jajapur 

# Gandhapal

Gandhapal is a village in Sukinda sub-district of Jajapur district, Odisha, PIN code **755018**. The 2011 Census counted **1,207 people in 224 households**, the 25th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,207people (2011)
- 224households
- 74.7%literacy
- 755018PIN code

## Gandhapal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhapal is 755018.** Gandhapal falls in Sukinda sub-district, Jajapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code755018
- Gram panchayatKuhika
- Community development blockSukinda
- Census village code400401

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

## How far is Gandhapal from nearby towns?

- Sukinda (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Jajapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Byasanagar (nearest town)34 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 Gandhapal?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhapal; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sukinda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sukinda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jajpur Road
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Gandhapal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Gandhapal

Of every 100 households in Gandhapal in 2011, 49 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gandhapal · ■ Sukinda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**37%

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

**13%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****24%**

**35%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**23%

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 Gandhapal?

■ Gandhapal · ■ Sukinda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**932

Working population ****32.6%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 65.7% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 57 (14%) · **■** Marginal 270 (69%)

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 Sukinda

- Sukaran1,500 people
- Kantira1,448 people
- Kuhika1,350 people
- Ampolaba1,258 people
- Ambasara1,202 people
- Santarapur1,184 people
- Olia1,153 people
- Dudhajori1,075 people

[All 73 villages in Sukinda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jajapur/sukinda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhapal?755018
- How far is Gandhapal from Jajapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhapal?1,207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhapal in?Jajapur district (Sukinda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhapal?74.7% (Census 2011)