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

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Village · Orkel, Malkangiri 

# Kantasaru

Kantasaru is a village in Orkel sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha, PIN code **764043**. The 2011 Census counted **212 people in 51 households**, the 68th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%.

- 212people (2011)
- 51households
- 14.4%literacy
- 764043PIN code

## Kantasaru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kantasaru is 764043.** Kantasaru falls in Orkel sub-district, Malkangiri district, Odisha.

- PIN code764043
- Gram panchayatKudumuluguma
- Community development blockKudumulgum
- Census village code430891

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

## How far is Kantasaru from nearby towns?

- Orkel (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Malkangiri (district HQ)165 km by road
- Malkangiri (nearest town)66 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 Kantasaru?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kantasaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kamwada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balimela
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Kantasaru known for?

The main crops are **ragi and tamarind**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kantasaru

Of every 100 households in Kantasaru in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantasaru · ■ Orkel rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**4%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****42%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****60%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kantasaru?

■ Kantasaru · ■ Orkel rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****14.4%**

**49.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1063

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**1030

Working population ****55.7%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 20.7% for men and 8.6% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 112 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%)

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

- Pramilapadar288 people
- Apanamala252 people
- Mahupadar250 people
- Dhaudaguda231 people
- Podakhal209 people
- Degra207 people
- Chilipodar190 people
- Tikarapada188 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantasaru?764043
- How far is Kantasaru from Malkangiri?165 km by road
- What is the population of Kantasaru?212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantasaru in?Malkangiri district (Orkel sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kantasaru?14.4% (Census 2011)