# Sakanda Village, Kochinda, Sambalpur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kochinda, Sambalpur 

# Sakanda

Sakanda is a village in Kochinda sub-district of Sambalpur district, Odisha, PIN code **768222**. The 2011 Census counted **61 people in 19 households**, the 130th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 61people (2011)
- 19households
- 64.3%literacy
- 768222PIN code

## Sakanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakanda is 768222.** Sakanda falls in Kochinda sub-district, Sambalpur district, Odisha.

- PIN code768222
- Gram panchayatBoxama
- Community development blockKochinda
- Census village code381566

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

## How far is Sakanda from nearby towns?

- Kochinda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sambalpur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Kochinda (nearest town)6 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 Sakanda?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sakanda; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kuchinda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kuchinda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hirakud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 17 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 Sakanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 74% of the 79 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 Sakanda

Of every 100 households in Sakanda in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakanda · ■ Kochinda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**30%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****67%**

**43%

Television ****33%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sakanda?

■ Sakanda · ■ Kochinda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**948

Working population ****73.8%**

**58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 58.6% for women. 76% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (11%) · **■** Other work 4 (9%) · **■** Marginal 19 (42%)

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 Kochinda

- Kuilaridhuda64 people
- Barihadihi63 people
- Bihabali63 people
- Badkudar62 people
- Balichakara60 people
- Dobhaya57 people
- Chheprabeda51 people
- Bijadihi50 people

[All 152 villages in Kochinda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sambalpur/kochinda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakanda?768222
- How far is Sakanda from Sambalpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sakanda?61 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakanda in?Sambalpur district (Kochinda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sakanda?64.3% (Census 2011)