# Shamakhunta Village, Baripada Sadar, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/baripada-sadar/shamakhunta/ Village · Baripada Sadar, Mayurbhanj # Shamakhunta Shamakhunta is a village in Baripada Sadar sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757049**. The 2011 Census counted **608 people in 166 households**, the 59th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 608people (2011) - 166households - 70.2%literacy - 757049PIN code ## Shamakhunta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shamakhunta is 757049.** Shamakhunta falls in Baripada Sadar sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. - PIN code757049 - Gram panchayatSamakhunta - Community development blockShamakhunta - Census village code389126 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shamakhunta from nearby towns? - Baripada Sadar (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Baripada (district HQ)69 km by road - Baripada (nearest town)9 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 Shamakhunta? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Shamakhunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rangamatia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rangamatia - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baripada - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Shamakhunta known for? The main crops are **sabai grass**. Products made here include rice. About 80% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Shamakhunta Of every 100 households in Shamakhunta in 2011, 25 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shamakhunta · ■ Baripada Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **14% Toilet within the home ****14%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****92%** **56% Television ****17%** **8% Mobile phone ****30%** **22% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****15%** **19% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Shamakhunta? ■ Shamakhunta · ■ Baripada Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **57.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161** **985 Working population ****59.2%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 65.8% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (51%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (8%) · **■** Marginal 112 (31%) 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 Baripada Sadar - Madhapur657 people - Telibila648 people - Harishchandrapur628 people - Bautisol615 people - Godipokhari604 people - Sikharghati604 people - Gunjasahi596 people - Karanjia586 people [All 138 villages in Baripada Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/baripada-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shamakhunta?757049 - How far is Shamakhunta from Baripada?69 km by road - What is the population of Shamakhunta?608 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamakhunta in?Mayurbhanj district (Baripada Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Shamakhunta?70.2% (Census 2011)