# Saranga Village, Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/saranga/ Village · Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara # Saranga Saranga is a village in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754229**. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 72 households**, the 139th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 342people (2011) - 72households - 90.5%literacy - 754229PIN code ## Saranga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saranga is 754229.** Saranga falls in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754229 - Gram panchayatOstapur - Community development blockKendrapara - Census village code396525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saranga from nearby towns? - Kendrapara Sadar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)35 km by road - Kendrapara (nearest town)3 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 Saranga? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Saranga; 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 - ●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 college5–10 km · Kendrapara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marsaghai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Saranga known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 74% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Saranga Of every 100 households in Saranga in 2011, 70 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Saranga · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **58% Toilet within the home ****17%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****54%** **65% Television ****28%** **33% Mobile phone ****49%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **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 Saranga? ■ Saranga · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600** **906 Working population ****38.6%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 85.4% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 57 (43%) · **■** Marginal 13 (10%) 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 - Madhurakul350 people - Purusottampur350 people - Orsaka345 people - Suryapur344 people - Chandiapali334 people - Antapur333 people - Sobanpur331 people - Jaganathpur321 people [All 185 villages in Kendrapara Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saranga?754229 - How far is Saranga from Kendrapara?35 km by road - What is the population of Saranga?342 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saranga in?Kendrapara district (Kendrapara Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Saranga?90.5% (Census 2011)