# Ghigidia Village, Nikirai, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/nikirai/ghigidia/ Village · Nikirai, Kendrapara # Ghigidia Ghigidia is a village in Nikirai sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754251**. The 2011 Census counted **1,169 people in 283 households**, the 21st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%. - 1,169people (2011) - 283households - 89.8%literacy - 754251PIN code ## Ghigidia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghigidia is 754251.** Ghigidia falls in Nikirai sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754251 - Gram panchayatBarua - Community development blockKendrapara - Census village code396604 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghigidia from nearby towns? - Nikirai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)10 km by road - Kendrapara (nearest town)9 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 Ghigidia? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghigidia; 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 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Cuttack - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kendrapara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marsaghai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Ghigidia known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 86% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Ghigidia Of every 100 households in Ghigidia in 2011, 49 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghigidia · ■ Nikirai rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **54% Toilet within the home ****8%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****54%** **54% Television ****29%** **30% Mobile phone ****54%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **20% 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 Ghigidia? ■ Ghigidia · ■ Nikirai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%** **85.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757** **902 Working population ****31.3%** **30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 85.4% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 91 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (22%) · **■** Marginal 166 (45%) 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 - Itipur1,530 people - Palakana1,468 people - Tanar1,453 people - Jaganathpur1,385 people - Paikarapur1,101 people - Bazar1,086 people - Netua985 people - Jayakrushnapur946 people [All 56 villages in Nikirai](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/nikirai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghigidia?754251 - How far is Ghigidia from Kendrapara?10 km by road - What is the population of Ghigidia?1,169 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghigidia in?Kendrapara district (Nikirai sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Ghigidia?89.8% (Census 2011)