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

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Village · Orkel, Malkangiri 

# Podakhal

Podakhal is a village in Orkel sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha, PIN code **764043**. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 51 households**, the 69th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%.

- 209people (2011)
- 51households
- 19.6%literacy
- 764043PIN code

## Podakhal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code764043
- Gram panchayatSomanathpur
- Community development blockKudumulgum
- Census village code430907

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

## How far is Podakhal from nearby towns?

- Orkel (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Malkangiri (district HQ)45 km by road
- Balimela (nearest town)25 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 Podakhal?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Somnathpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kudumuluguma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kudumuluguma
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Podakhal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and mango, tamarind**. Products made here include bamboo products. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Podakhal

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

■ Podakhal · ■ Orkel rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****28%**

**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 ****92%**

**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 Podakhal?

■ Podakhal · ■ Orkel rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.6%**

**49.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1063

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**1030

Working population ****55.0%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 24.4% for men and 14.8% for women. 53% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 51 (44%) · **■** Marginal 64 (56%)

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

- Apanamala252 people
- Mahupadar250 people
- Dhaudaguda231 people
- Kantasaru212 people
- Degra207 people
- Chilipodar190 people
- Tikarapada188 people
- Ranginiguda186 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Podakhal?764043
- How far is Podakhal from Malkangiri?45 km by road
- What is the population of Podakhal?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podakhal in?Malkangiri district (Orkel sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Podakhal?19.6% (Census 2011)