# Penakaru Village, Chandrapur, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Chandrapur, Rayagada 

# Penakaru

Penakaru is a village in Chandrapur sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765020**. The 2011 Census counted **195 people in 35 households**, the 50th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.9%.

- 195people (2011)
- 35households
- 37.0%literacy
- 765020PIN code

## Penakaru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penakaru is 765020.** Penakaru falls in Chandrapur sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765020
- Gram panchayatBudubali
- Community development blockChandrapur
- Census village code425024

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

## How far is Penakaru from nearby towns?

- Chandrapur (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)115 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)150 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 Penakaru?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Penakaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gobardhan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bissam Cuttack
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Penakaru known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and maize**. About 36% of the 105 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 Penakaru

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

■ Penakaru · ■ Chandrapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****69%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Penakaru?

■ Penakaru · ■ Chandrapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.0%**

**38.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1412**

**903

Working population ****63.6%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.9% for men and 31.2% for women. 68% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 123 (99%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%)

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 Chandrapur

- Bondaguri209 people
- Bapla207 people
- Badagaliguda199 people
- Jariguma195 people
- Lambaruguda190 people
- Badalikata183 people
- Singamundi181 people
- Siripudi181 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/chandrapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penakaru?765020
- How far is Penakaru from Rayagada?115 km by road
- What is the population of Penakaru?195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penakaru in?Rayagada district (Chandrapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Penakaru?37.0% (Census 2011)