# Chandaka Village, Pottangi, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pottangi, Koraput 

# Chandaka

Chandaka is a village in Pottangi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764039**. The 2011 Census counted **1,246 people in 308 households**, the 23rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 34.7%.

- 1,246people (2011)
- 308households
- 34.0%literacy
- 764039PIN code

## Chandaka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chandaka is 764039.** Chandaka falls in Pottangi sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764039
- Gram panchayatChandaka
- Community development blockPottangi
- Census village code430076

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

## How far is Chandaka from nearby towns?

- Pottangi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)36 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 Chandaka?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chandaka; 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
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pottangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pottangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Chandaka known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and vegetable**. About 54% of the 389 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 Chandaka

Of every 100 households in Chandaka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandaka · ■ Pottangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****58%**

**47%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**73%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Chandaka?

■ Chandaka · ■ Pottangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.0%**

**34.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**939

Working population ****56.9%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.5% for men and 22.8% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 277 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 387 (55%)

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 Pottangi

- Pondoi1,592 people
- Sorada1,548 people
- Gangarajpur1,502 people
- Bodogolluru1,297 people
- Laudi1,229 people
- Sepaiput1,167 people
- Maliput1,137 people
- Phattu1,136 people

[All 106 villages in Pottangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/pottangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chandaka?764039
- How far is Chandaka from Koraput?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chandaka?1,246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandaka in?Koraput district (Pottangi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Chandaka?34.0% (Census 2011)