# Saraskana Village, Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj (Odisha)

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Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj 

# Saraskana

Saraskana is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757051**. The 2011 Census counted **1,323 people in 345 households**, the 15th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,323people (2011)
- 345households
- 82.2%literacy
- 757051PIN code

## Saraskana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saraskana is 757051.** Saraskana falls in Jharpokharia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757051
- Gram panchayatSaraskana
- Community development blockSaraskana
- Census village code387881

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

## How far is Saraskana from nearby towns?

- Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)43 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town)45 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 Saraskana?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Saraskana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahulbani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jharpokharia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jharpokharia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Saraskana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Saraskana

Of every 100 households in Saraskana in 2011, 62 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saraskana · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**86%

Tap water ****30%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**92%

Use banking services ****52%**

**55%

Television ****37%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Saraskana?

■ Saraskana · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**941

Working population ****32.2%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 73.3% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 49 (12%) · **■** Other work 162 (38%) · **■** Marginal 171 (40%)

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 Jharpokharia

- Sankhabhanga1,483 people
- Unchagan1,367 people
- Murunia1,361 people
- Kendumundi1,358 people
- Ghiajodi1,284 people
- Khadiasol1,242 people
- Nuagansahar1,199 people
- Silphodi1,175 people

[All 199 villages in Jharpokharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jharpokharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saraskana?757051
- How far is Saraskana from Baripada?43 km by road
- What is the population of Saraskana?1,323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraskana in?Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Saraskana?82.2% (Census 2011)