# Elakana Village, Nandipada, Kendujhar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Nandipada, Kendujhar 

# Elakana

Elakana is a village in Nandipada sub-district of Kendujhar district, Odisha, PIN code **758083**. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 123 households**, the 62nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 535people (2011)
- 123households
- 94.1%literacy
- 758083PIN code

## Elakana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Elakana is 758083.** Elakana falls in Nandipada sub-district, Kendujhar district, Odisha.

- PIN code758083
- Gram panchayatMareigaon
- Community development blockHatadihi
- Census village code387193

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

## How far is Elakana from nearby towns?

- Nandipada (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Kendujhar (district HQ)96 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town)34 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 Elakana?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Harichandanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hatadihi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Elakana known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sesame**. About 80% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Elakana

Of every 100 households in Elakana in 2011, 32 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Elakana · ■ Nandipada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**44%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**47%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Elakana?

■ Elakana · ■ Nandipada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.1%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269**

**912

Working population ****31.8%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 89.7% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 61 (36%)

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 Nandipada

- Biridihi585 people
- Aitpur572 people
- Sadanga566 people
- Dankuri545 people
- Ana525 people
- Mangarajpur512 people
- Nuagaon510 people
- Laichhanpur474 people

[All 124 villages in Nandipada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendujhar/nandipada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Elakana?758083
- How far is Elakana from Kendujhar?96 km by road
- What is the population of Elakana?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Elakana in?Kendujhar district (Nandipada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Elakana?94.1% (Census 2011)