# Kurukuria Village, Similia, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Similia, Baleshwar 

# Kurukuria

Kurukuria is a village in Similia sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756126**. The 2011 Census counted **218 people in 44 households**, the 188th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 218people (2011)
- 44households
- 91.8%literacy
- 756126PIN code

## Kurukuria PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurukuria is 756126.** Kurukuria falls in Similia sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756126
- Gram panchayatBauripada
- Community development blockSimilia
- Census village code394056

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

## How far is Kurukuria from nearby towns?

- Similia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)54 km by road
- Soro (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 Kurukuria?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kurukuria; 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 · Markona
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Markona
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Similia
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kurukuria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Kurukuria

Of every 100 households in Kurukuria in 2011, 73 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kurukuria · ■ Similia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**60%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****88%**

**53%

Television ****42%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kurukuria?

■ Kurukuria · ■ Similia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1875**

**925

Working population ****30.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 86.1% for women. 62% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (61%) · **■** Other work 25 (38%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Similia

- Nandapur231 people
- Kusunpur230 people
- Rampur225 people
- Talapada224 people
- Sadhubir218 people
- Oladapur217 people
- Achhutipur211 people
- Kusunkharie210 people

[All 243 villages in Similia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/similia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurukuria?756126
- How far is Kurukuria from Baleshwar?54 km by road
- What is the population of Kurukuria?218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurukuria in?Baleshwar district (Similia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kurukuria?91.8% (Census 2011)