# Dekani Village, Marsaghai, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Marsaghai, Kendrapara 

# Dekani

Dekani is a village in Marsaghai sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754141**. The 2011 Census counted **519 people in 123 households**, the 69th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 519people (2011)
- 123households
- 96.8%literacy
- 754141PIN code

## Dekani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dekani is 754141.** Dekani falls in Marsaghai sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754141
- Gram panchayatKhurusia
- Community development blockMahakalapada
- Census village code396964

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

## How far is Dekani from nearby towns?

- Marsaghai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)35 km by road
- Paradip (nearest town)17 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 Dekani?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dekani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Juna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bauda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Haladia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Dekani known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and brinjal,potato**. Products made here include pot, sickle and plough. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dekani

Of every 100 households in Dekani in 2011, 37 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dekani · ■ Marsaghai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**65%

Television ****18%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dekani?

■ Dekani · ■ Marsaghai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.8%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****656**

**945

Working population ****30.1%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.2% for men and 94.2% for women. 42% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (20%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 36 (23%) · **■** Marginal 73 (47%)

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 Marsaghai

- NaladiaPalanda596 people
- Raghunathpur579 people
- Gokhapada558 people
- Aitipur551 people
- Badapaldia513 people
- Khamaganbindha501 people
- Sereinpur487 people
- Balana477 people

[All 90 villages in Marsaghai](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/marsaghai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dekani?754141
- How far is Dekani from Kendrapara?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dekani?519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dekani in?Kendrapara district (Marsaghai sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Dekani?96.8% (Census 2011)