# Derakana Village, Kashipur, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kashipur, Rayagada 

# Derakana

Derakana is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765015**. The 2011 Census counted **1,139 people in 282 households**, the 4th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.8%.

- 1,139people (2011)
- 282households
- 33.1%literacy
- 765015PIN code

## Derakana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Derakana is 765015.** Derakana falls in Kashipur sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765015
- Gram panchayatSunger
- Community development blockKashipur
- Census village code425779

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

## How far is Derakana from nearby towns?

- Kashipur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)80 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)93 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 Derakana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Derakana; 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Therubali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Therubali
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Derakana known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and red grams**. About 70% of the 407 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 Derakana

Of every 100 households in Derakana in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Derakana · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**65%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****81%**

**75%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Derakana?

■ Derakana · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.1%**

**37.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1071

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**998

Working population ****51.5%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.0% for men and 21.5% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 211 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 319 (54%)

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 Kashipur

- Kashipur5,823 people
- Lakharisi1,403 people
- Sunger1,215 people
- Renga1,058 people
- Sundaraghati1,025 people
- Tamaka963 people
- Kumbharshila946 people

[All 278 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Derakana?765015
- How far is Derakana from Rayagada?80 km by road
- What is the population of Derakana?1,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Derakana in?Rayagada district (Kashipur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Derakana?33.1% (Census 2011)