# Uchangi Village, Gochhapada, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gochhapada, Kandhamal 

# Uchangi

Uchangi is a village in Gochhapada sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762002**. The 2011 Census counted **64 people in 16 households**, the 146th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 64people (2011)
- 16households
- 34.0%literacy
- 762002PIN code

## Uchangi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Uchangi is 762002.** Uchangi falls in Gochhapada sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762002
- Gram panchayatPaireju
- Community development blockPhiringia
- Census village code415189

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

## How far is Uchangi from nearby towns?

- Gochhapada (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)50 km by road
- Phulabani (nearest town)43 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 Uchangi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Uchangi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gabarhala
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Phiringia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phulbani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulbani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Uchangi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and black gram**. About 11% of the 34 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 Uchangi

Of every 100 households in Uchangi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uchangi · ■ Gochhapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**7%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****65%**

**48%

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 Uchangi?

■ Uchangi · ■ Gochhapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.0%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1207**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**963

Working population ****62.5%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.7% for men and 27.6% for women. 72% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (12%) · **■** Marginal 24 (60%)

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 Gochhapada

- Pirkadi67 people
- Rangapadar67 people
- Banjipidia66 people
- Iripisaru64 people
- Gumaldani63 people
- Dubsara60 people
- Ladapadar60 people
- Baulikia59 people

[All 242 villages in Gochhapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/gochhapada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uchangi?762002
- How far is Uchangi from Phulbani?50 km by road
- What is the population of Uchangi?64 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uchangi in?Kandhamal district (Gochhapada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Uchangi?34.0% (Census 2011)