# Girishchandrapur Village, Khunta, Mayurbhanj (Odisha)

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Village · Khunta, Mayurbhanj 

# Girishchandrapur

Girishchandrapur is a village in Khunta sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757074**. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 102 households**, the 115th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 442people (2011)
- 102households
- 56.4%literacy
- 757074PIN code

## Girishchandrapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Girishchandrapur is 757074.** Girishchandrapur falls in Khunta sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757074
- Gram panchayatSapanchua
- Community development blockKhunta
- Census village code390791

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

## How far is Girishchandrapur from nearby towns?

- Khunta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)34 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town)19 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 Girishchandrapur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Girishchandrapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dukura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)17 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 Girishchandrapur known for?

About 90% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Girishchandrapur

Of every 100 households in Girishchandrapur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Girishchandrapur · ■ Khunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****30%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

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 Girishchandrapur?

■ Girishchandrapur · ■ Khunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**968

Working population ****42.1%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 43.4% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (15%) · **■** Marginal 127 (68%)

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 Khunta

- Mahuldihi464 people
- Sankhunta449 people
- Haladipal447 people
- Balimundali445 people
- Kantisahi435 people
- Satdharia433 people
- Agnikumari430 people
- Chadada425 people

[All 226 villages in Khunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/khunta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Girishchandrapur?757074
- How far is Girishchandrapur from Baripada?34 km by road
- What is the population of Girishchandrapur?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girishchandrapur in?Mayurbhanj district (Khunta sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Girishchandrapur?56.4% (Census 2011)