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

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Village · Kesinga, Kalahandi 

# Thapen

Thapen is a village in Kesinga sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766101**. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 88 households**, the 104th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 355people (2011)
- 88households
- 64.9%literacy
- 766101PIN code

## Thapen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thapen is 766101.** Thapen falls in Kesinga sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766101
- Gram panchayatPalam
- Community development blockNarala
- Census village code422285

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

## How far is Thapen from nearby towns?

- Kesinga (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)67 km by road
- Kesinga (nearest town)22 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 Thapen?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Thapen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Belkhandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Thapen known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and moong, vegetable**. About 68% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Thapen

Of every 100 households in Thapen in 2011, 17 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thapen · ■ Kesinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**31%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Thapen?

■ Thapen · ■ Kesinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**929

Working population ****48.7%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 55.2% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (13%) · **■** Marginal 106 (61%)

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

- Raidhunipadar392 people
- Khajurpada388 people
- Ghantsola373 people
- Kendubahali361 people
- Tuting348 people
- Kulihari Gumpha334 people
- Rengali333 people
- Chhenagaon292 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thapen?766101
- How far is Thapen from Bhawanipatna?67 km by road
- What is the population of Thapen?355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thapen in?Kalahandi district (Kesinga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Thapen?64.9% (Census 2011)