# Arakhia Village, Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/arakhia/ Village · Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara # Arakhia Arakhia is a village in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754212**. The 2011 Census counted **433 people in 95 households**, the 114th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 433people (2011) - 95households - 82.2%literacy - 754212PIN code ## Arakhia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arakhia is 754212.** Arakhia falls in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754212 - Gram panchayatKuhudi - Community development blockMarsaghai - Census village code396538 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arakhia from nearby towns? - Kendrapara Sadar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)52 km by road - Kendrapara (nearest town)9 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 Arakhia? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Arakhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Barai - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marshaghai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Marshaghai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marshaghai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Arakhia known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 97% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Arakhia Of every 100 households in Arakhia in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arakhia · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **58% Toilet within the home ****0%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****7%** **65% Television ****29%** **33% Mobile phone ****32%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **17% Own their home ****93%** **97% 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 Arakhia? ■ Arakhia · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****450** **906 Working population ****24.9%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 72.9% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (32%) · **■** Household industry 13 (12%) · **■** Other work 21 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 Kendrapara Sadar - Naranpara460 people - Dohara456 people - Niladripur441 people - Nachipur435 people - Panapara433 people - Simalada429 people - Paniola No-2427 people - Khairabad423 people [All 185 villages in Kendrapara Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arakhia?754212 - How far is Arakhia from Kendrapara?52 km by road - What is the population of Arakhia?433 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arakhia in?Kendrapara district (Kendrapara Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Arakhia?82.2% (Census 2011)