# Penthapal Village, Pattamundai, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Pattamundai, Kendrapara 

# Penthapal

Penthapal is a village in Pattamundai sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754240**. The 2011 Census counted **4,780 people in 1,037 households**, the 2nd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 4,780people (2011)
- 1,037households
- 78.1%literacy
- 754240PIN code

## Penthapal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penthapal is 754240.** Penthapal falls in Pattamundai sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754240
- Gram panchayatPenthapal
- Community development blockPattamundai
- Census village code396212

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

## How far is Penthapal from nearby towns?

- Pattamundai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)20 km by road
- Pattamundai (nearest town)15 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 Penthapal?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Penthapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattamundai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Penthapal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and vegetable**. About 75% of the 655 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 Penthapal

Of every 100 households in Penthapal in 2011, 36 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penthapal · ■ Pattamundai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**10%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**52%

Television ****17%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Penthapal?

■ Penthapal · ■ Pattamundai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**950

Working population ****27.4%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 311 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (32%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (11%) · **■** Marginal 406 (31%)

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 Pattamundai

- Damar pur5,000 people
- Andhara4,621 people
- Taradipal4,573 people
- Tamalsasan3,331 people
- Palapatana3,226 people

[All 158 villages in Pattamundai](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/pattamundai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penthapal?754240
- How far is Penthapal from Kendrapara?20 km by road
- What is the population of Penthapal?4,780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penthapal in?Kendrapara district (Pattamundai sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Penthapal?78.1% (Census 2011)
