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

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Village · Seskhal, Rayagada 

# Kantua

Kantua is a village in Seskhal sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765002**. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 58 households**, the 70th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 37.8%.

- 255people (2011)
- 58households
- 48.9%literacy
- 765002PIN code

## Kantua PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code765002
- Gram panchayatBairagihalua
- Community development blockRayagada
- Census village code426586

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

## How far is Kantua from nearby towns?

- Seskhal (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)16 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)25 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 Kantua?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kantua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gudari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gudari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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.

## Homes and amenities in Kantua

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

■ Kantua · ■ Seskhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**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 ****7%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****64%**

**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 Kantua?

■ Kantua · ■ Seskhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**37.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1339**

**1108

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**952

Working population ****60.8%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 39.4% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (14%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 126 (81%)

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

- Badalukuti264 people
- Eramanda264 people
- Hasku264 people
- Jodi259 people
- Chinnapedum254 people
- Kapadanga252 people
- Hikarapada247 people
- Harpana242 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantua?765002
- How far is Kantua from Rayagada?16 km by road
- What is the population of Kantua?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantua in?Rayagada district (Seskhal sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kantua?48.9% (Census 2011)