# Kuruma Village, Adva, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Adva, Gajapati 

# Kuruma

Kuruma is a village in Adva sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761217**. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 37 households**, the 99th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%.

- 209people (2011)
- 37households
- 73.8%literacy
- 761217PIN code

## Kuruma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuruma is 761217.** Kuruma falls in Adva sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761217
- Gram panchayatKhariguda
- Community development blockMohana
- Census village code413534

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

## How far is Kuruma from nearby towns?

- Adva (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)147 km by road
- Digapahandi (nearest town)83 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 Kuruma?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kuruma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mohana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kuruma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 17 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 Kuruma

Of every 100 households in Kuruma in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuruma · ■ Adva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**56%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****84%**

**57%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**67%

Own their home ****92%**

**95%

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 Kuruma?

■ Kuruma · ■ Adva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**49.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**959

Working population ****50.2%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 62.9% for women. 47% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 100 (95%)

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 Adva

- Padagalama217 people
- Adapanka213 people
- Lenjiri213 people
- Khajuripada212 people
- Poipani208 people
- Nuasahikandhi207 people
- Muchurigudi198 people
- Duringigura196 people

[All 228 villages in Adva](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/adva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuruma?761217
- How far is Kuruma from Paralakhemundi?147 km by road
- What is the population of Kuruma?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuruma in?Gajapati district (Adva sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kuruma?73.8% (Census 2011)