# Kaligadu Village, Raikia, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Raikia, Kandhamal 

# Kaligadu

Kaligadu is a village in Raikia sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762101**. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 123 households**, the 23rd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 564people (2011)
- 123households
- 66.9%literacy
- 762101PIN code

## Kaligadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kaligadu is 762101.** Kaligadu falls in Raikia sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762101
- Gram panchayatSugudabadi
- Community development blockRaikia
- Census village code417549

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

## How far is Kaligadu from nearby towns?

- Raikia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)75 km by road
- G. Udayagiri (nearest town)28 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 Kaligadu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raikia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Raikia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulbani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 13 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 Kaligadu known for?

The main crops are **turmeric, ginger and paddy**. About 76% of the 116 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 Kaligadu

Of every 100 households in Kaligadu in 2011, 3 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaligadu · ■ Raikia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**52%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Kaligadu?

■ Kaligadu · ■ Raikia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**951

Working population ****59.6%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 54.9% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (7%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 225 (67%)

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 Raikia

- Budamaha605 people
- Murudipanga579 people
- Gamandi569 people
- Kanadi567 people
- Badamaha563 people
- Baanda543 people
- Barepanga528 people
- Tatamaha492 people

[All 143 villages in Raikia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/raikia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaligadu?762101
- How far is Kaligadu from Phulbani?75 km by road
- What is the population of Kaligadu?564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaligadu in?Kandhamal district (Raikia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kaligadu?66.9% (Census 2011)