# Arakhanda Village, Derabish, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Derabish, Kendrapara 

# Arakhanda

Arakhanda is a village in Derabish sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754207**. The 2011 Census counted **394 people in 94 households**, the 62nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 394people (2011)
- 94households
- 91.8%literacy
- 754207PIN code

## Arakhanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arakhanda is 754207.** Arakhanda falls in Derabish sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754207
- Gram panchayatEnder
- Community development blockDerabisi
- Census village code396626

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

## How far is Arakhanda from nearby towns?

- Derabish (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)15 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)20 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 Arakhanda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Arakhanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Derabish
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Derabish
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kusunpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Arakhanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Arakhanda

Of every 100 households in Arakhanda in 2011, 27 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arakhanda · ■ Derabish rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****61%**

**63%

Television ****18%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Arakhanda?

■ Arakhanda · ■ Derabish rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**869

Working population ****50.8%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 88.8% for women. 63% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (28%) · **■** Other work 52 (26%) · **■** Marginal 73 (36%)

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 Derabish

- Raghudeipur416 people
- Rajanagar415 people
- Derakundi406 people
- Baghalo398 people
- Bhuinpur381 people
- Badasalar379 people
- Chatrasasan377 people
- Mahespur373 people

[All 94 villages in Derabish](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/derabish/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arakhanda?754207
- How far is Arakhanda from Kendrapara?15 km by road
- What is the population of Arakhanda?394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arakhanda in?Kendrapara district (Derabish sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Arakhanda?91.8% (Census 2011)