# Gandakona Village, Katarbaga, Sambalpur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Katarbaga, Sambalpur 

# Gandakona

Gandakona is a village in Katarbaga sub-district of Sambalpur district, Odisha, PIN code **768214**. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 70 households**, the 27th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 274people (2011)
- 70households
- 55.9%literacy
- 768214PIN code

## Gandakona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandakona is 768214.** Gandakona falls in Katarbaga sub-district, Sambalpur district, Odisha.

- PIN code768214
- Gram panchayatRengloi
- Community development blockRengali
- Census village code381655

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

## How far is Gandakona from nearby towns?

- Katarbaga (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sambalpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sambalpur (nearest town)52 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 Gandakona?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Loida
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Loida
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sambalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Gandakona known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and dal**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gandakona

Of every 100 households in Gandakona in 2011, 24 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandakona · ■ Katarbaga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**40%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Gandakona?

■ Gandakona · ■ Katarbaga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235**

**978

Working population ****56.2%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 45.9% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 153 (99%)

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 Katarbaga

- Nuapali336 people
- Khuntalamal322 people
- Marhapatra292 people
- Lohakhandi283 people
- Manikamunda230 people
- Kirabandha190 people
- Pahalpali129 people
- Nuatiligi64 people

[All 31 villages in Katarbaga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sambalpur/katarbaga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandakona?768214
- How far is Gandakona from Sambalpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gandakona?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandakona in?Sambalpur district (Katarbaga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gandakona?55.9% (Census 2011)