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

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Village · Seskhal, Rayagada 

# Hikarapada

Hikarapada is a village in Seskhal sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765017**. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 54 households**, the 73rd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.8%.

- 247people (2011)
- 54households
- 34.6%literacy
- 765017PIN code

## Hikarapada PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code765017
- Gram panchayatBadaalubadi
- Community development blockRayagada
- Census village code426523

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

## How far is Hikarapada from nearby towns?

- Seskhal (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)16 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)18 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 Hikarapada?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gudari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gudari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Hikarapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 150 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 Hikarapada

Of every 100 households in Hikarapada in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hikarapada · ■ Seskhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****96%**

**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 Hikarapada?

■ Hikarapada · ■ Seskhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.6%**

**37.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167**

**1108

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**952

Working population ****47.8%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.9% for men and 25.0% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (56%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 11 (9%)

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

- Jodi259 people
- Kantua255 people
- Chinnapedum254 people
- Kapadanga252 people
- Harpana242 people
- Nandabadi241 people
- ChakraPadu239 people
- Tamalbai231 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hikarapada?765017
- How far is Hikarapada from Rayagada?16 km by road
- What is the population of Hikarapada?247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hikarapada in?Rayagada district (Seskhal sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Hikarapada?34.6% (Census 2011)