# Kuruda Village, Soro, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Soro, Baleshwar 

# Kuruda

Kuruda is a village in Soro sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756046**. The 2011 Census counted **3,384 people in 824 households**, the 9th largest of 324 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 3,384people (2011)
- 824households
- 88.1%literacy
- 756046PIN code

## Kuruda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuruda is 756046.** Kuruda falls in Soro sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756046
- Gram panchayatKuruda
- Community development blockBahanaga
- Census village code394018

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

## How far is Kuruda from nearby towns?

- Soro (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Soro (nearest town)13 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 Kuruda?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kuruda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balesore
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Talanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soro
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Kuruda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 592 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 Kuruda

Of every 100 households in Kuruda in 2011, 56 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kuruda · ■ Soro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**79%

Tap water ****10%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**45%

Television ****29%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kuruda?

■ Kuruda · ■ Soro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**925

Working population ****28.3%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 81.7% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 381 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (15%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (23%) · **■** Marginal 201 (21%)

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 Soro

- Mahumuhan4,446 people
- Bishnupur3,739 people
- Sabira3,730 people
- Nuapur3,421 people
- Mulising3,299 people
- Kesharipur3,274 people
- Kochiakoili3,031 people
- Avana2,974 people

[All 344 villages in Soro](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/soro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuruda?756046
- How far is Kuruda from Baleshwar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kuruda?3,384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuruda in?Baleshwar district (Soro sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kuruda?88.1% (Census 2011)