# Ghagara Village, Nikirai, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nikirai, Kendrapara 

# Ghagara

Ghagara is a village in Nikirai sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754214**. The 2011 Census counted **2,649 people in 588 households**, the 6th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 2,649people (2011)
- 588households
- 84.8%literacy
- 754214PIN code

## Ghagara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghagara is 754214.** Ghagara falls in Nikirai sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754214
- Gram panchayatGhagara
- Community development blockKendrapara
- Census village code396566

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

## How far is Ghagara from nearby towns?

- Nikirai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)16 km by road
- Pattamundai (nearest town)13 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 Ghagara?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Ghagara; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Indira
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Indira
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pattamundei
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Ghagara known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 77% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Ghagara

Of every 100 households in Ghagara in 2011, 50 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghagara · ■ Nikirai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**76%

Tap water ****20%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**54%

Television ****29%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Ghagara?

■ Ghagara · ■ Nikirai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**902

Working population ****24.1%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 77.8% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (26%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 131 (21%) · **■** Marginal 64 (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 Nikirai

- Nikirai4,201 people
- Dhumat3,167 people
- Mangalpur2,924 people
- Baro2,857 people
- Charigan2,470 people
- Chhoti2,413 people
- Kora2,410 people
- DhumatSasan2,051 people

[All 56 villages in Nikirai](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/nikirai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghagara?754214
- How far is Ghagara from Kendrapara?16 km by road
- What is the population of Ghagara?2,649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghagara in?Kendrapara district (Nikirai sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Ghagara?84.8% (Census 2011)