# Kamwada Village, Orkel, Malkangiri (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Orkel, Malkangiri 

# Kamwada

Kamwada is a village in Orkel sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha, PIN code **764051**. The 2011 Census counted **4,609 people in 943 households**, the 1st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%.

- 4,609people (2011)
- 943households
- 51.6%literacy
- 764051PIN code

## Kamwada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kamwada is 764051.** Kamwada falls in Orkel sub-district, Malkangiri district, Odisha.

- PIN code764051
- Gram panchayatKamawada
- Community development blockKorkunda
- Census village code430943

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

## How far is Kamwada from nearby towns?

- Orkel (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Malkangiri (district HQ)30 km by road
- Balimela (nearest town)18 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 Kamwada?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Kamwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balimela
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Niladrinagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Kamwada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 2,113 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Kamwada

Of every 100 households in Kamwada in 2011, 26 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kamwada · ■ Orkel rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**30%

Television ****14%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kamwada?

■ Kamwada · ■ Orkel rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**49.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1063

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**1030

Working population ****47.2%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 42.7% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,262 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (1%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 106 (5%) · **■** Marginal 735 (34%)

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 Orkel

- Nilakhamar3,318 people
- Potrel3,088 people
- Kudumuluguma2,641 people
- Tarlakota2,339 people

[All 109 villages in Orkel](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/malkangiri/orkel/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kamwada?764051
- How far is Kamwada from Malkangiri?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kamwada?4,609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamwada in?Malkangiri district (Orkel sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kamwada?51.6% (Census 2011)
