# Cherantapada Village, Rajkanika, Kendrapara (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/rajkanika/cherantapada/ Village · Rajkanika, Kendrapara # Cherantapada Cherantapada is a village in Rajkanika sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,692 people in 399 households**, the 22nd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%. - 1,692people (2011) - 399households - 85.7%literacy - 754220PIN code ## Cherantapada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cherantapada is 754220.** Cherantapada falls in Rajkanika sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754220 - Gram panchayatKantapada - Community development blockRajkanika - Census village code395667 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cherantapada from nearby towns? - Rajkanika (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)50 km by road - Pattamundai (nearest town)25 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 Cherantapada? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Cherantapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajkanika - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajkanika - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Cherantapada known for? About 50% of the 59 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 Cherantapada Of every 100 households in Cherantapada in 2011, 53 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Cherantapada · ■ Rajkanika rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **50% Toilet within the home ****25%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **85% Tap water ****44%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **94% Use banking services ****76%** **63% Television ****34%** **28% Mobile phone ****59%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **25% Own their home ****93%** **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 Cherantapada? ■ Cherantapada · ■ Rajkanika rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **86.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1183** **1088 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099** **944 Working population ****23.9%** **28.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.1% for men and 79.6% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 226 (56%) · **■** Marginal 94 (23%) 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 Rajkanika - Nuagan1,755 people - Dalikaenda1,736 people - Tarapada1,724 people - Olaver1,708 people - Bhamanda1,555 people - Parinuapada1,544 people - Balarampur1,537 people - Pegarapada1,533 people [All 168 villages in Rajkanika](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/rajkanika/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cherantapada?754220 - How far is Cherantapada from Kendrapara?50 km by road - What is the population of Cherantapada?1,692 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherantapada in?Kendrapara district (Rajkanika sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Cherantapada?85.7% (Census 2011)