Village · Raikia, Kandhamal
# Gamerikia

Gamerikia is a village in Raikia sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code 762101. The 2011 Census counted 328 people in 85 households, the 49th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.
- 328 people (2011)
- 85 households
- 80.4% literacy
- 762101 PIN code

## Gamerikia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gamerikia is 762101. Gamerikia falls in Raikia sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.
- PIN code 762101
- Gram panchayat Manikeswar
- Community development block Raikia
- Census village code 417540

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gamerikia from nearby towns?
- Raikia (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ) 70 km by road
- G. Udayagiri (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gamerikia?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Raikia
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Raikia
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Phulbani
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gamerikia known for?

The main crops are turmeric, pulses and maize. About 62% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gamerikia

Of every 100 households in Gamerikia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamerikia · ■ Raikia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 13%
- Toilet within the home 3% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 88%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 18% 52%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 26% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 51% 46%
- Own their home 99% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gamerikia?

■ Gamerikia · ■ Raikia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.4% 67.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1012 1048
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 947 951
- Working population 53.0% 50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 69.4% for women. 48% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 167 (96%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Raikia
- Kilakia 354 people
- Bedaguba 347 people
- Murudikupuda 347 people
- Padrimaha 334 people
- Sipaeju 297 people
- Nahudimaha 292 people
- Podhamari 289 people
- Latedi 286 people

All 143 villages in Raikia

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gamerikia? 762101
- How far is Gamerikia from Phulbani? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Gamerikia? 328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamerikia in? Kandhamal district (Raikia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gamerikia? 80.4% (Census 2011)

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