# Taras Village, Rajkanika, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/rajkanika/taras/ Village · Rajkanika, Kendrapara # Taras Taras is a village in Rajkanika sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,369 people in 287 households**, the 33rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%. - 1,369people (2011) - 287households - 88.4%literacy - 754220PIN code ## Taras PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Taras is 754220.** Taras falls in Rajkanika sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754220 - Gram panchayatTaras - Community development blockRajkanika - Census village code395624 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Taras from nearby towns? - Rajkanika (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)52 km by road - Pattamundai (nearest town)26 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 Taras? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Taras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajkanika - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajkanika - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cuttack - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Taras known for? About 50% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Taras Of every 100 households in Taras in 2011, 62 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Taras · ■ Rajkanika rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **50% Toilet within the home ****27%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **94% Use banking services ****84%** **63% Television ****49%** **28% Mobile phone ****75%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **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 Taras? ■ Taras · ■ Rajkanika rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%** **86.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096** **1088 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **944 Working population ****38.3%** **28.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 84.6% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 181 (34%) · **■** Marginal 209 (40%) 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 - Baghabuda1,483 people - Ujanga1,447 people - Kothasahi1,446 people - Abdulpur1,436 people - Habalaganda1,364 people - Tentulikoli1,330 people - Bajarpur1,289 people - Malisahada1,211 people [All 168 villages in Rajkanika](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/rajkanika/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Taras?754220 - How far is Taras from Kendrapara?52 km by road - What is the population of Taras?1,369 (Census 2011) - Which district is Taras in?Kendrapara district (Rajkanika sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Taras?88.4% (Census 2011)