Village · Laikera, Jharsuguda # Kukerama Kukerama is a village in Laikera sub-district of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, PIN code 768221. The 2011 Census counted 507 people in 146 households, the 64th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 507 people (2011) - 146 households - 74.1% literacy - 768221 PIN code ## Kukerama PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kukerama is 768221. Kukerama falls in Laikera sub-district, Jharsuguda district, Odisha. - PIN code 768221 - Gram panchayat Teleimal - Community development block Laikera - Census village code 381158 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kukerama from nearby towns? - Laikera (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road - Jharsuguda (district HQ) 46 km by road - Jharsuguda (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kukerama? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kukerama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Likera - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Likera - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kukerama known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include rice. About 83% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 331 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kukerama Of every 100 households in Kukerama in 2011, 12 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kukerama · ■ Laikera rural average - Electricity for lighting 12% 33% - Toilet within the home 3% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 91% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 6% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96% - Use banking services 99% 54% - Television 7% 20% - Mobile phone 33% 31% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 13% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 9% 15% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kukerama? ■ Kukerama · ■ Laikera rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.1% 73.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 996 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1318 953 - Working population 75.5% 54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 58.9% for women. 75% of men and 76% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 92 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (7%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 54 (14%) · ■ Marginal 207 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Laikera - Kuanrmal 533 people - Banki 527 people - Baiganbud 524 people - Chandnimal 521 people - Butupali 506 people - Routbahal 501 people - Jharmal 451 people - Barhamusa 432 people All 92 villages in Laikera ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kukerama? 768221 - How far is Kukerama from Jharsuguda? 46 km by road - What is the population of Kukerama? 507 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kukerama in? Jharsuguda district (Laikera sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Kukerama? 74.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/laikera/kukerama/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.