# Kurikana Village, Bhandari Pokhari, Bhadrak (Odisha)

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Village · Bhandari Pokhari, Bhadrak 

# Kurikana

Kurikana is a village in Bhandari Pokhari sub-district of Bhadrak district, Odisha, PIN code **756120**. The 2011 Census counted **452 people in 95 households**, the 92nd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 452people (2011)
- 95households
- 91.3%literacy
- 756120PIN code

## Kurikana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurikana is 756120.** Kurikana falls in Bhandari Pokhari sub-district, Bhadrak district, Odisha.

- PIN code756120
- Gram panchayatSarsada
- Community development blockBhandaripokhari
- Census village code394544

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

## How far is Kurikana from nearby towns?

- Bhandari Pokhari (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bhadrak (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town)25 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 Kurikana?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kurikana; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhandari Pokhari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhandari Pokhari
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhandari Pokhari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Kurikana known for?

About 95% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Kurikana

Of every 100 households in Kurikana in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurikana · ■ Bhandari Pokhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**46%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**42%

Television ****39%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kurikana?

■ Kurikana · ■ Bhandari Pokhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**930

Working population ****34.7%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 85.1% for women. 64% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (10%) · **■** Marginal 58 (37%)

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 Bhandari Pokhari

- Narayanpur485 people
- Namakana472 people
- Sathagan472 people
- Bindhana461 people
- Rebo449 people
- Talapada430 people
- Nentipur400 people
- Patalasing393 people

[All 147 villages in Bhandari Pokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bhadrak/bhandari-pokhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurikana?756120
- How far is Kurikana from Bhadrak?26 km by road
- What is the population of Kurikana?452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurikana in?Bhadrak district (Bhandari Pokhari sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kurikana?91.3% (Census 2011)