# Chikamba Village, Dasamantapur, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dasamantapur, Koraput 

# Chikamba

Chikamba is a village in Dasamantapur sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764028**. The 2011 Census counted **656 people in 166 households**, the 27th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.7%.

- 656people (2011)
- 166households
- 58.1%literacy
- 764028PIN code

## Chikamba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikamba is 764028.** Chikamba falls in Dasamantapur sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764028
- Gram panchayatChikamba
- Community development blockDasamantapur
- Census village code428408

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

## How far is Chikamba from nearby towns?

- Dasamantapur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kotpad (nearest town)10 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 Chikamba?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chikamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koraput
- ○Degree college10+ km · Koraput
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koraput
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Chikamba known for?

The main crops are **oil seeds, maize and ragi**. About 69% of the 331 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 Chikamba

Of every 100 households in Chikamba in 2011, 10 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikamba · ■ Dasamantapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****57%**

**72%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Chikamba?

■ Chikamba · ■ Dasamantapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**41.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**1049

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**983

Working population ****62.7%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 43.0% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 340 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 26 (6%) · **■** Other work 27 (7%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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 Dasamantapur

- Talanga724 people
- Dokribeda699 people
- Tunkhal693 people
- Baragachha656 people
- Sorispadar621 people
- Gourachema611 people
- Upargadala610 people
- Banasil524 people

[All 124 villages in Dasamantapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/dasamantapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikamba?764028
- How far is Chikamba from Koraput?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chikamba?656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikamba in?Koraput district (Dasamantapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Chikamba?58.1% (Census 2011)