# Penikona Village, Seskhal, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Seskhal, Rayagada 

# Penikona

Penikona is a village in Seskhal sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765017**. The 2011 Census counted **852 people in 118 households**, the 12th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 37.8%.

- 852people (2011)
- 118households
- 63.8%literacy
- 765017PIN code

## Penikona PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code765017
- Gram panchayatDangalodi
- Community development blockRayagada
- Census village code426611

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

## How far is Penikona from nearby towns?

- Seskhal (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)35 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)17 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 Penikona?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Penikona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padmapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gudari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Penikona known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 411 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Penikona

Of every 100 households in Penikona in 2011, 7 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penikona · ■ Seskhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**29%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****55%**

**66%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Penikona?

■ Penikona · ■ Seskhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**37.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****794**

**1108

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**952

Working population ****34.9%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 40.2% for women. 28% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 277 (93%)

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

- Pitamahal896 people
- Champikota880 people
- Miraballi861 people
- Anija859 people
- Brahaminhaluva845 people
- Palerupadu826 people
- Gajigam799 people
- Siguru769 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penikona?765017
- How far is Penikona from Rayagada?35 km by road
- What is the population of Penikona?852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penikona in?Rayagada district (Seskhal sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Penikona?63.8% (Census 2011)