# Mednipur Village, Laikera, Jharsuguda (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Laikera, Jharsuguda 

# Mednipur

Mednipur is a village in Laikera sub-district of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, PIN code **768202**. The 2011 Census counted **137 people in 33 households**, the 84th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 137people (2011)
- 33households
- 87.2%literacy
- 768202PIN code

## Mednipur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mednipur is 768202.** Mednipur falls in Laikera sub-district, Jharsuguda district, Odisha.

- PIN code768202
- Gram panchayatSulehi
- Community development blockKirimira
- Census village code381182

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

## How far is Mednipur from nearby towns?

- Laikera (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Jharsuguda (district HQ)18 km by road
- Jharsuguda (nearest town)18 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 Mednipur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Mednipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jharsuguda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Debadihi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Mednipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and til**. Products made here include bidi and broomstick. About 10% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Mednipur

Of every 100 households in Mednipur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mednipur · ■ Laikera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**15%

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 Mednipur?

■ Mednipur · ■ Laikera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****66.4%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 79.1% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (41%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 49 (54%)

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 Laikera

- Khajurkhaman252 people
- Halkadhipa251 people
- Sahajbahal242 people
- Karmapada198 people
- Bungaberna127 people
- Nuagaon124 people
- Dumberdihi107 people
- Khadangadihi103 people

[All 92 villages in Laikera](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/laikera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mednipur?768202
- How far is Mednipur from Jharsuguda?18 km by road
- What is the population of Mednipur?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mednipur in?Jharsuguda district (Laikera sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Mednipur?87.2% (Census 2011)