# Biraswati Village, Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/biraswati/ Village · Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara # Biraswati Biraswati is a village in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754212**. The 2011 Census counted **1,959 people in 399 households**, the 18th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 1,959people (2011) - 399households - 83.2%literacy - 754212PIN code ## Biraswati PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Biraswati is 754212.** Biraswati falls in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754212 - Gram panchayatOstapur - Community development blockKendrapara - Census village code396524 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Biraswati from nearby towns? - Kendrapara Sadar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)6 km by road - Kendrapara (nearest town)6 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 Biraswati? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Biraswati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kendrapara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kendrapara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marsagahi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Biraswati known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 90% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Biraswati Of every 100 households in Biraswati in 2011, 56 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Biraswati · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **58% Toilet within the home ****32%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **90% Use banking services ****47%** **65% Television ****34%** **33% Mobile phone ****49%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **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 Biraswati? ■ Biraswati · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **906 Working population ****35.7%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 74.9% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 227 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (17%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 227 (32%) · **■** Marginal 115 (16%) 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 - Samagudia2,250 people - Gulnagar2,072 people - Kapaleswar2,053 people - Angulai1,994 people - Purusottampur1,900 people - Kesarpur1,856 people - Oragala1,796 people - Teheda1,794 people [All 185 villages in Kendrapara Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Biraswati?754212 - How far is Biraswati from Kendrapara?6 km by road - What is the population of Biraswati?1,959 (Census 2011) - Which district is Biraswati in?Kendrapara district (Kendrapara Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Biraswati?83.2% (Census 2011)