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

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Village · Patkura, Kendrapara 

# Parakula

Parakula is a village in Patkura sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754213**. The 2011 Census counted **1,756 people in 438 households**, the 26th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 1,756people (2011)
- 438households
- 83.5%literacy
- 754213PIN code

## Parakula PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code754213
- Gram panchayatParakula
- Community development blockMarsaghai
- Census village code396783

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

## How far is Parakula from nearby towns?

- Patkura (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)22 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 Parakula?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Odonga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Marsaghai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garajanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Parakula known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 86% of the 295 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 Parakula

Of every 100 households in Parakula in 2011, 50 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parakula · ■ Patkura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**79%

Tap water ****26%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**73%

Television ****27%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Parakula?

■ Parakula · ■ Patkura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**930

Working population ****32.0%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 74.7% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (17%) · **■** Household industry 42 (7%) · **■** Other work 183 (33%) · **■** Marginal 155 (28%)

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

- Jalopoka1,859 people
- Korua1,807 people
- Basudei pur1,786 people
- Pailo1,759 people
- Bandha kata1,733 people
- Dihabalarampur1,585 people
- Palasudha1,574 people
- Gopei1,552 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parakula?754213
- How far is Parakula from Kendrapara?22 km by road
- What is the population of Parakula?1,756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parakula in?Kendrapara district (Patkura sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Parakula?83.5% (Census 2011)