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

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Village · Seskhal, Rayagada 

# Durgapadu

Durgapadu is a village in Seskhal sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765017**. The 2011 Census counted **1,122 people in 216 households**, the 3rd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.8%.

- 1,122people (2011)
- 216households
- 30.5%literacy
- 765017PIN code

## Durgapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Durgapadu is 765017.** Durgapadu falls in Seskhal sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765017
- Gram panchayatDurgapadu
- Community development blockRayagada
- Census village code426603

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

## How far is Durgapadu from nearby towns?

- Seskhal (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)35 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)30 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 Durgapadu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gopalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gunupur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Padmapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Durgapadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 79% of the 559 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 Durgapadu

Of every 100 households in Durgapadu in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapadu · ■ Seskhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**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 ****2%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****97%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Durgapadu?

■ Durgapadu · ■ Seskhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.5%**

**37.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1108

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**952

Working population ****60.2%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.9% for men and 16.2% for women. 56% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 182 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (14%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 386 (57%)

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

- Billesu1,282 people
- Badaalubadi1,183 people
- Pipalaguda1,122 people
- JimidiPeta1,089 people
- Kusa927 people
- BahinipatiKerada914 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Durgapadu?765017
- How far is Durgapadu from Rayagada?35 km by road
- What is the population of Durgapadu?1,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapadu in?Rayagada district (Seskhal sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapadu?30.5% (Census 2011)