# Goikela Village, Kegaon, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kegaon, Kalahandi 

# Goikela

Goikela is a village in Kegaon sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766036**. The 2011 Census counted **712 people in 172 households**, the 60th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 712people (2011)
- 172households
- 66.7%literacy
- 766036PIN code

## Goikela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Goikela is 766036.** Goikela falls in Kegaon sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766036
- Gram panchayatBorda
- Community development blockBhawanipatna
- Census village code423596

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

## How far is Goikela from nearby towns?

- Kegaon (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)41 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)41 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 Goikela?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Goikela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Borda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Goikela known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and pulses**. About 76% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Goikela

Of every 100 households in Goikela in 2011, 9 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Goikela · ■ Kegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**95%

Tap water ****97%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****83%**

**29%

Television ****13%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

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 Goikela?

■ Goikela · ■ Kegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**943

Working population ****53.8%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 51.4% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 356 (93%)

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 Kegaon

- Kuturabahali775 people
- Kharsel739 people
- Kuhura735 people
- Chandanpur718 people
- Phatamunda703 people
- Karlapita687 people
- Kendupati681 people
- Nuapada679 people

[All 108 villages in Kegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Goikela?766036
- How far is Goikela from Bhawanipatna?41 km by road
- What is the population of Goikela?712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goikela in?Kalahandi district (Kegaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Goikela?66.7% (Census 2011)