# Paikarapur Village, Nikirai, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Nikirai, Kendrapara 

# Paikarapur

Paikarapur is a village in Nikirai sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754211**. The 2011 Census counted **1,101 people in 255 households**, the 22nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 1,101people (2011)
- 255households
- 89.1%literacy
- 754211PIN code

## Paikarapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paikarapur is 754211.** Paikarapur falls in Nikirai sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754211
- Gram panchayatNikirei
- Community development blockKendrapara
- Census village code396561

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

## How far is Paikarapur from nearby towns?

- Nikirai (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)9 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)12 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 Paikarapur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 schoolunder 5 km · Nikirai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nikirai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marasahi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Paikarapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 95% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Paikarapur

Of every 100 households in Paikarapur in 2011, 65 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paikarapur · ■ Nikirai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**76%

Tap water ****6%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****75%**

**54%

Television ****48%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Paikarapur?

■ Paikarapur · ■ Nikirai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**902

Working population ****29.2%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 84.6% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (12%) · **■** Household industry 62 (19%) · **■** Other work 54 (17%) · **■** Marginal 93 (29%)

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

- Palakana1,468 people
- Tanar1,453 people
- Jaganathpur1,385 people
- Ghigidia1,169 people
- Bazar1,086 people
- Netua985 people
- Jayakrushnapur946 people
- Santhapura943 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paikarapur?754211
- How far is Paikarapur from Kendrapara?9 km by road
- What is the population of Paikarapur?1,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikarapur in?Kendrapara district (Nikirai sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Paikarapur?89.1% (Census 2011)