# Jerakanda Village, Mahanga, Cuttack (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahanga, Cuttack 

# Jerakanda

Jerakanda is a village in Mahanga sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code **754204**. The 2011 Census counted **920 people in 256 households**, the 78th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 920people (2011)
- 256households
- 90.6%literacy
- 754204PIN code

## Jerakanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jerakanda is 754204.** Jerakanda falls in Mahanga sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha.

- PIN code754204
- Gram panchayatLalitagiri
- Community development blockMahanga
- Census village code399458

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

## How far is Jerakanda from nearby towns?

- Mahanga (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Cuttack (district HQ)58 km by road
- Cuttack (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 Jerakanda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jerakanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sahaspur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sahaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cuttack
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Jerakanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 69% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Jerakanda

Of every 100 households in Jerakanda in 2011, 18 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jerakanda · ■ Mahanga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**92%

Use banking services ****22%**

**48%

Television ****11%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jerakanda?

■ Jerakanda · ■ Mahanga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1196**

**903

Working population ****34.6%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 83.3% for women. 63% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (12%) · **■** Household industry 15 (5%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 180 (57%)

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 Mahanga

- Pasulunda934 people
- Paikarapur931 people
- Purusottampur925 people
- Khartang921 people
- Banapur917 people
- Laxminarayanpur917 people
- Rahania917 people
- Benupura906 people

[All 195 villages in Mahanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/mahanga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jerakanda?754204
- How far is Jerakanda from Cuttack?58 km by road
- What is the population of Jerakanda?920 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jerakanda in?Cuttack district (Mahanga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Jerakanda?90.6% (Census 2011)