# Gahakia Village, Daringbadi, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Daringbadi, Kandhamal 

# Gahakia

Gahakia is a village in Daringbadi sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762104**. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 178 households**, the 11th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 847people (2011)
- 178households
- 38.4%literacy
- 762104PIN code

## Gahakia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahakia is 762104.** Gahakia falls in Daringbadi sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762104
- Gram panchayatSonpur
- Community development blockDaringbadi
- Census village code417504

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

## How far is Gahakia from nearby towns?

- Daringbadi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)148 km by road
- G. Udayagiri (nearest town)90 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 Gahakia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gahakia; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daringibadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daringibadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Gahakia known for?

The main crops are **corn, turmeric and kandula dal**. About 26% of the 166 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 Gahakia

Of every 100 households in Gahakia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahakia · ■ Daringbadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**3%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****28%**

**51%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****81%**

**52%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Gahakia?

■ Gahakia · ■ Daringbadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.4%**

**56.9%

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

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**978

Working population ****46.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.7% for men and 29.3% for women. 46% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 338 (86%)

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 Daringbadi

- Siangabali914 people
- Partamaha903 people
- Sonpur876 people
- Kerubadi858 people
- Sraniketa817 people
- Sangudumaha764 people
- Kumbharamunda761 people
- Tarabadi756 people

[All 168 villages in Daringbadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/daringbadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahakia?762104
- How far is Gahakia from Phulbani?148 km by road
- What is the population of Gahakia?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahakia in?Kandhamal district (Daringbadi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gahakia?38.4% (Census 2011)