# Penta Village, Bishamakatak, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Bishamakatak, Rayagada 

# Penta

Penta is a village in Bishamakatak sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765019**. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 67 households**, the 90th largest of 289 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 42.6%.

- 277people (2011)
- 67households
- 41.4%literacy
- 765019PIN code

## Penta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penta is 765019.** Penta falls in Bishamakatak sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765019
- Gram panchayatBethiapada
- Community development blockBishamakatak
- Census village code425415

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

## How far is Penta from nearby towns?

- Bishamakatak (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)70 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 Penta?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Penta; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kashipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kailashkata
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Penta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and maize**. About 3% of the 161 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 Penta

Of every 100 households in Penta in 2011, 10 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penta · ■ Bishamakatak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**55%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Penta?

■ Penta · ■ Bishamakatak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.4%**

**42.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**1111

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**945

Working population ****64.6%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.5% for men and 30.3% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (9%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 141 (79%)

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 Bishamakatak

- Naniriguda285 people
- Jianipadar282 people
- Phulaguda281 people
- Rengabai279 people
- Pipilipanga277 people
- Bhejipadar276 people
- Putruguda275 people
- Kundampadar270 people

[All 318 villages in Bishamakatak](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/bishamakatak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penta?765019
- How far is Penta from Rayagada?50 km by road
- What is the population of Penta?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penta in?Rayagada district (Bishamakatak sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Penta?41.4% (Census 2011)