# Korkoma Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meral, Garhwa 

# Korkoma

Korkoma is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822114**. The 2011 Census counted **3,471 people in 623 households**, the 10th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 3,471people (2011)
- 623households
- 60.3%literacy
- 822114PIN code

## Korkoma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Korkoma is 822114.** Korkoma falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822114
- Gram panchayatKarkoma
- Community development blockMeral
- Census village code347653

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

## How far is Korkoma from nearby towns?

- Meral (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)14 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)14 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 Korkoma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Korkoma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include sutali. About 73% of the 886 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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 Korkoma

Of every 100 households in Korkoma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Korkoma · ■ Meral rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****77%**

**35%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Korkoma?

■ Korkoma · ■ Meral rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**948

Working population ****39.0%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 48.3% for women. 46% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,161 (86%)

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 Meral

- Gonda4,789 people
- Garua3,998 people
- Hasandag3,827 people
- Latdag3,775 people
- Tenar3,363 people
- Peska3,082 people
- Rajo3,052 people
- Sohbaria2,984 people

[All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korkoma?822114
- How far is Korkoma from Garhwa?14 km by road
- What is the population of Korkoma?3,471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korkoma in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Korkoma?60.3% (Census 2011)