# Podakham Village, Kesinga, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kesinga, Kalahandi 

# Podakham

Podakham is a village in Kesinga sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766012**. The 2011 Census counted **1,074 people in 307 households**, the 48th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 1,074people (2011)
- 307households
- 52.6%literacy
- 766012PIN code

## Podakham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Podakham is 766012.** Podakham falls in Kesinga sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766012
- Gram panchayatSirol
- Community development blockKesinga
- Census village code422332

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

## How far is Podakham from nearby towns?

- Kesinga (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)42 km by road
- Kesinga (nearest town)9 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 Podakham?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Podakham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kesinga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kesinga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Podakham known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and ground nut**. About 91% of the 434 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 Podakham

Of every 100 households in Podakham in 2011, 29 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podakham · ■ Kesinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****39%**

**31%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**30%

Own their home ****87%**

**96%

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 Podakham?

■ Podakham · ■ Kesinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**929

Working population ****44.2%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 39.7% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 213 (45%) · **■** Marginal 189 (40%)

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 Kesinga

- Digsira1,107 people
- Jamujor1,102 people
- Muskuti1,097 people
- Kurlupada1,093 people
- Bhanramal1,044 people
- Kendupada1,019 people
- Dhanramal993 people
- Masani munda982 people

[All 127 villages in Kesinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kesinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Podakham?766012
- How far is Podakham from Bhawanipatna?42 km by road
- What is the population of Podakham?1,074 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podakham in?Kalahandi district (Kesinga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Podakham?52.6% (Census 2011)