Village · Paparmetla, Malkangiri
# Gandhiguda

Gandhiguda is a village in Paparmetla sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha, PIN code 764052. The 2011 Census counted 152 people in 35 households, the 39th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 29.6%.
- 152 people (2011)
- 35 households
- 46.9% literacy
- 764052 PIN code

## Gandhiguda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gandhiguda is 764052. Gandhiguda falls in Paparmetla sub-district, Malkangiri district, Odisha.
- PIN code 764052
- Gram panchayat Papermetla
- Community development block Kudumulgum
- Census village code 430678

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gandhiguda from nearby towns?
- Paparmetla (sub-district HQ) 89 km by road
- Malkangiri (district HQ) 87 km by road
- Balimela (nearest town) 42 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gandhiguda?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhiguda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Govindapali
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Balimela
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gandhiguda known for?

The main crops are paddy, pulses and mango, ragi. Products made here include bamboo products. About 1% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gandhiguda

Of every 100 households in Gandhiguda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhiguda · ■ Paparmetla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 1%
- Toilet within the home 0% 0%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 100%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 17% 15%
- Television 0% 1%
- Mobile phone 3% 1%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 91% 84%
- Own their home 94% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gandhiguda?

■ Gandhiguda · ■ Paparmetla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.9% 29.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1303 1030
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 983
- Working population 57.2% 58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.9% for men and 43.2% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 54 (62%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 31 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Paparmetla
- Limatang 163 people
- Tentuliguda 163 people
- Purulubandha 160 people
- Hatipadar 153 people
- Sikatpali 144 people
- Singavaram 141 people
- Kandhasuapali 139 people
- Kadalibandha 137 people

All 88 villages in Paparmetla

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gandhiguda? 764052
- How far is Gandhiguda from Malkangiri? 87 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhiguda? 152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhiguda in? Malkangiri district (Paparmetla sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhiguda? 46.9% (Census 2011)

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