# Arada Village, Mahakalapada, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahakalapada, Kendrapara 

# Arada

Arada is a village in Mahakalapada sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754224**. The 2011 Census counted **431 people in 102 households**, the 95th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.

- 431people (2011)
- 102households
- 95.6%literacy
- 754224PIN code

## Arada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arada is 754224.** Arada falls in Mahakalapada sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754224
- Gram panchayatBijayanagar
- Community development blockMahakalapada
- Census village code397033

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Arada from nearby towns?

- Mahakalapada (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)20 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 Arada?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Arada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kendrapara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rahama
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rahama
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Arada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Arada

Of every 100 households in Arada in 2011, 38 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arada · ■ Mahakalapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****41%**

**52%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Arada?

■ Arada · ■ Mahakalapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.6%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1350**

**950

Working population ****26.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 93.4% for women. 53% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 108 (93%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** 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 Mahakalapada

- Jagati458 people
- Gamha452 people
- Gaudabadpur434 people
- Sikhar433 people
- Raigada428 people
- Babara426 people
- Badapal407 people
- Bilipada402 people

[All 155 villages in Mahakalapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/mahakalapada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arada?754224
- How far is Arada from Kendrapara?28 km by road
- What is the population of Arada?431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arada in?Kendrapara district (Mahakalapada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Arada?95.6% (Census 2011)