# Achava Village, Seskhal, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Seskhal, Rayagada 

# Achava

Achava is a village in Seskhal sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765002**. The 2011 Census counted **434 people in 104 households**, the 41st largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 37.8%.

- 434people (2011)
- 104households
- 46.6%literacy
- 765002PIN code

## Achava PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Achava is 765002.** Achava falls in Seskhal sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765002
- Gram panchayatGanjigam
- Community development blockRayagada
- Census village code426647

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

## How far is Achava from nearby towns?

- Seskhal (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)30 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)24 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 Achava?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Achava; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Padmapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gunupur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Padmapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Achava known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and kandula**. About 46% of the 131 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 Achava

Of every 100 households in Achava in 2011, 17 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Achava · ■ Seskhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**29%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****58%**

**66%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Achava?

■ Achava · ■ Seskhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**37.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1260**

**1108

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1476**

**952

Working population ****56.5%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.5% for men and 42.7% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (28%) · **■** Other work 23 (9%) · **■** Marginal 89 (36%)

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 Seskhal

- Suruni448 people
- Gurusubadi443 people
- Kunjabadi443 people
- GoudaKhilum437 people
- Khilimisiguda419 people
- Kodapadi398 people
- Sikabadi388 people
- Dangolodi380 people

[All 147 villages in Seskhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/seskhal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Achava?765002
- How far is Achava from Rayagada?30 km by road
- What is the population of Achava?434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achava in?Rayagada district (Seskhal sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Achava?46.6% (Census 2011)