Village · Bishamakatak, Rayagada
# Paikdakulguda

Paikdakulguda is a village in Bishamakatak sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code 765019. The 2011 Census counted 1,724 people in 371 households, the 3rd largest of 289 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 42.6%.
- 1,724 people (2011)
- 371 households
- 54.9% literacy
- 765019 PIN code

## Paikdakulguda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Paikdakulguda is 765019. Paikdakulguda falls in Bishamakatak sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.
- PIN code 765019
- Gram panchayat Paikdakulaguda
- Community development block Bishamakatak
- Census village code 425156

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

## How far is Paikdakulguda from nearby towns?
- Bishamakatak (sub-district HQ) 90 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town) 70 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Paikdakulguda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Paikdakulguda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 11 h summer · 14 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paikdakulguda known for?

The main crops are paddy, ragi and pulses. About 10% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Paikdakulguda

Of every 100 households in Paikdakulguda in 2011, 23 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paikdakulguda · ■ Bishamakatak rural average
- Electricity for lighting 23% 13%
- Toilet within the home 6% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 93%
- Tap water 5% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 60% 44%
- Television 14% 6%
- Mobile phone 25% 13%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 31% 55%
- Own their home 94% 95%

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

## What is the population of Paikdakulguda?

■ Paikdakulguda · ■ Bishamakatak rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.9% 42.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1108 1111
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1165 945
- Working population 47.1% 53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 41.8% for women. 55% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 129 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 251 (31%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 36 (4%) · ■ Marginal 392 (48%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bishamakatak
- Chati Kona 2,535 people
- Durgi 1,792 people
- Gotiguda 1,647 people
- KumbharDhamuni 1,299 people
- Jhigidi 1,297 people
- Dukum 1,179 people

All 318 villages in Bishamakatak

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Paikdakulguda? 765019
- How far is Paikdakulguda from Rayagada? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Paikdakulguda? 1,724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikdakulguda in? Rayagada district (Bishamakatak sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Paikdakulguda? 54.9% (Census 2011)

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