# Kurma Village, Jharbandha, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Jharbandha, Bargarh 

# Kurma

Kurma is a village in Jharbandha sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768035**. The 2011 Census counted **808 people in 216 households**, the 61st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 808people (2011)
- 216households
- 73.5%literacy
- 768035PIN code

## Kurma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurma is 768035.** Kurma falls in Jharbandha sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768035
- Gram panchayatLaudidarah
- Community development blockJharbandha
- Census village code379834

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

## How far is Kurma from nearby towns?

- Jharbandha (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)138 km by road
- Padmapur (nearest town)58 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 Kurma?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kurma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Resham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barpali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hirakud
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Kurma known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and badam**. About 74% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Kurma

Of every 100 households in Kurma in 2011, 12 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurma · ■ Jharbandha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****47%**

**35%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**23%

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 Kurma?

■ Kurma · ■ Jharbandha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**966

Working population ****47.0%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 63.6% for women. 65% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (10%) · **■** Marginal 149 (39%)

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 Jharbandha

- Ureidadar840 people
- Kukuripali824 people
- Dhaurabhata817 people
- Jagadalpur815 people
- Sakti742 people
- Sandadar738 people
- Mahagaon732 people
- Sikaripali726 people

[All 107 villages in Jharbandha](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/jharbandha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurma?768035
- How far is Kurma from Bargarh?138 km by road
- What is the population of Kurma?808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurma in?Bargarh district (Jharbandha sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kurma?73.5% (Census 2011)