# Vekta Village, Rajnagar, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajnagar, Kendrapara 

# Vekta

Vekta is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754248**. The 2011 Census counted **1,427 people in 295 households**, the 19th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 1,427people (2011)
- 295households
- 75.9%literacy
- 754248PIN code

## Vekta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vekta is 754248.** Vekta falls in Rajnagar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754248
- Gram panchayatRangani
- Community development blockRajnagar
- Census village code395798

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

## How far is Vekta from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)85 km by road
- Pattamundai (nearest town)64 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 Vekta?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Vekta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Rajnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patamundai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Vekta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 99 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 Vekta

Of every 100 households in Vekta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vekta · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****24%**

**48%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Vekta?

■ Vekta · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****715**

**927

Working population ****28.7%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 63.2% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (32%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 41 (10%) · **■** Marginal 133 (32%)

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 Rajnagar

- Balikana1,604 people
- Nurugan1,565 people
- Rajagarh1,508 people
- Dangamal1,502 people
- Gobardhanpur1,420 people
- Chandibaunsamula1,412 people
- Dighi1,349 people
- Bhitargarh1,341 people

[All 295 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vekta?754248
- How far is Vekta from Kendrapara?85 km by road
- What is the population of Vekta?1,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vekta in?Kendrapara district (Rajnagar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Vekta?75.9% (Census 2011)