# Phorad Village, Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/phorad/ Village · Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara # Phorad Phorad is a village in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754212**. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 118 households**, the 100th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 505people (2011) - 118households - 83.5%literacy - 754212PIN code ## Phorad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Phorad is 754212.** Phorad falls in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754212 - Gram panchayatKansar - Community development blockKendrapara - Census village code396399 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Phorad from nearby towns? - Kendrapara Sadar (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)63 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 Phorad? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Phorad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kendrapara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kendrapara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marshaghai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Phorad known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 61% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Phorad Of every 100 households in Phorad in 2011, 62 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Phorad · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **58% Toilet within the home ****6%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****68%** **65% Television ****32%** **33% Mobile phone ****46%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **17% Own their home ****98%** **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 Phorad? ■ Phorad · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **906 Working population ****26.7%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 79.5% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 75 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (24%) · **■** Other work 27 (20%) 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 - Posta539 people - Rajanga521 people - Chakarpur512 people - Aripada506 people - Balabhadrapur497 people - Gahaga493 people - Dakshinpari491 people - Baipur489 people [All 185 villages in Kendrapara Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Phorad?754212 - How far is Phorad from Kendrapara?63 km by road - What is the population of Phorad?505 (Census 2011) - Which district is Phorad in?Kendrapara district (Kendrapara Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Phorad?83.5% (Census 2011)