# Erakanta Village, Balianta, Khordha (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Balianta, Khordha 

# Erakanta

Erakanta is a village in Balianta sub-district of Khordha district, Odisha, PIN code **752100**. The 2011 Census counted **325 people in 79 households**, the 62nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 325people (2011)
- 79households
- 76.2%literacy
- 752100PIN code

## Erakanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Erakanta is 752100.** Erakanta falls in Balianta sub-district, Khordha district, Odisha.

- PIN code752100
- Gram panchayatPurunapradhan
- Community development blockBalianta
- Census village code407584

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

## How far is Erakanta from nearby towns?

- Balianta (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Khordha (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bhubaneswar (nearest town)13 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 Erakanta?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Erakanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balakati
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balakati
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balakati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Erakanta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Erakanta

Of every 100 households in Erakanta in 2011, 34 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Erakanta · ■ Balianta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**41%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****47%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Erakanta?

■ Erakanta · ■ Balianta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**971

Working population ****45.8%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 63.9% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (15%) · **■** Other work 40 (27%) · **■** Marginal 81 (54%)

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 Balianta

- Tiranpada406 people
- Panchalo364 people
- Luna356 people
- Balabhadrapur353 people
- Deandhoti310 people
- kakarudrapurmelaka274 people
- Dedhalo272 people
- Kotakana259 people

[All 82 villages in Balianta](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/khordha/balianta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Erakanta?752100
- How far is Erakanta from Khordha?45 km by road
- What is the population of Erakanta?325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erakanta in?Khordha district (Balianta sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Erakanta?76.2% (Census 2011)