# Gandakhia Village, Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/gandakhia/ Village · Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara # Gandakhia Gandakhia is a village in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754230**. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 65 households**, the 134th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 350people (2011) - 65households - 91.1%literacy - 754230PIN code ## Gandakhia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gandakhia is 754230.** Gandakhia falls in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754230 - Gram panchayatAyeba - Community development blockKendrapara - Census village code396549 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandakhia from nearby towns? - Kendrapara Sadar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)47 km by road - Kendrapara (nearest town)12 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 Gandakhia? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gandakhia; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kendrapara - ○Degree college10+ km · Kendrapara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattamundai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Gandakhia known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 54% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Gandakhia Of every 100 households in Gandakhia in 2011, 60 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gandakhia · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **58% Toilet within the home ****15%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **90% Use banking services ****58%** **65% Television ****37%** **33% Mobile phone ****58%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **17% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gandakhia? ■ Gandakhia · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059** **906 Working population ****42.3%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 88.8% for women. 58% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (51%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%) 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 - Pandiri367 people - Singiri364 people - Ganiamuhan363 people - Chhedara351 people - Madhurakul350 people - Purusottampur350 people - Orsaka345 people - Suryapur344 people [All 185 villages in Kendrapara Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandakhia?754230 - How far is Gandakhia from Kendrapara?47 km by road - What is the population of Gandakhia?350 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandakhia in?Kendrapara district (Kendrapara Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Gandakhia?91.1% (Census 2011)