# Forest village Village, Chandahandi, Nabarangapur (Odisha)

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Village · Chandahandi, Nabarangapur 

# Forest village

Forest village is a village in Chandahandi sub-district of Nabarangapur district, Odisha, PIN code **764077**. The 2011 Census counted **118 people in 29 households**, the 85th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 118people (2011)
- 29households
- 38.3%literacy
- 764077PIN code

## Forest village PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Forest village is 764077.** Forest village falls in Chandahandi sub-district, Nabarangapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code764077
- Gram panchayatMallagam
- Community development blockChandahandi
- Census village code427493

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

## How far is Forest village from nearby towns?

- Chandahandi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nabarangapur (district HQ)53 km by road
- Umarkote (nearest town)63 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 Forest village?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Forest village; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Malgam
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kodobhata
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandahandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / 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.

## Homes and amenities in Forest village

Of every 100 households in Forest village in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest village · ■ Chandahandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Forest village?

■ Forest village · ■ Chandahandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.3%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1145**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**1013

Working population ****29.7%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 20.0% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 8 (23%)

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 Chandahandi

- Nahalmunda159 people
- Dhupkote146 people
- Souraguda146 people
- Guma140 people
- Gorakhabanda96 people
- Dhuruapara86 people

[All 89 villages in Chandahandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nabarangapur/chandahandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Forest village?764077
- How far is Forest village from Nabarangapur?53 km by road
- What is the population of Forest village?118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest village in?Nabarangapur district (Chandahandi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Forest village?38.3% (Census 2011)