# Korkora Village, Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar (Odisha)

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Village · Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar 

# Korkora

Korkora is a village in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756056**. The 2011 Census counted **402 people in 90 households**, the 130th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 402people (2011)
- 90households
- 85.0%literacy
- 756056PIN code

## Korkora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Korkora is 756056.** Korkora falls in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756056
- Gram panchayatGenguti
- Community development blockBaleshwar Sadar
- Census village code392773

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

## How far is Korkora from nearby towns?

- Baleshwar Sadar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)6 km by road
- Baleshwar (nearest town)8 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 Korkora?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Korkora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bangara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bangara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baleshwar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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)14 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 Korkora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 93 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 Korkora

Of every 100 households in Korkora in 2011, 73 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Korkora · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**74%

Tap water ****8%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**43%

Television ****60%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**17%

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 Korkora?

■ Korkora · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**932

Working population ****40.5%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 79.6% for women. 56% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (6%) · **■** Other work 63 (39%) · **■** Marginal 52 (32%)

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 Baleshwar Sadar

- Tentulimundi408 people
- Oupal404 people
- Naigan403 people
- Padampur403 people
- Narsingpur400 people
- Nayapara398 people
- Potagan394 people
- Mahasaypatana387 people

[All 253 villages in Baleshwar Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/baleshwar-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korkora?756056
- How far is Korkora from Baleshwar?6 km by road
- What is the population of Korkora?402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korkora in?Baleshwar district (Baleshwar Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Korkora?85.0% (Census 2011)