# Bichana Village, Patkura, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Patkura, Kendrapara 

# Bichana

Bichana is a village in Patkura sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754213**. The 2011 Census counted **1,093 people in 252 households**, the 61st largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 1,093people (2011)
- 252households
- 87.1%literacy
- 754213PIN code

## Bichana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bichana is 754213.** Bichana falls in Patkura sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754213
- Gram panchayatPadmapur
- Community development blockGaradpur
- Census village code396877

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

## How far is Bichana from nearby towns?

- Patkura (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)16 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 Bichana?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bichana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Antei
- ○Degree college10+ km · Marsaghai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garadapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Bichana known for?

The main crops are **paddy and almond**. About 69% of the 101 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 Bichana

Of every 100 households in Bichana in 2011, 22 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichana · ■ Patkura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**56%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**73%

Television ****14%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bichana?

■ Bichana · ■ Patkura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1213**

**930

Working population ****29.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 81.9% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (27%) · **■** Marginal 49 (15%)

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 Patkura

- Kusun pur1,152 people
- Padmapur1,149 people
- Bachharai1,109 people
- Baulanga1,094 people
- Ramachandrapur1,079 people
- Sanbetarabrahmpur1,058 people
- Gaudagan1,030 people
- Odang1,025 people

[All 193 villages in Patkura](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/patkura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bichana?754213
- How far is Bichana from Kendrapara?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bichana?1,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichana in?Kendrapara district (Patkura sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bichana?87.1% (Census 2011)