# Kuruguda Village, Junagarh, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Junagarh, Kalahandi 

# Kuruguda

Kuruguda is a village in Junagarh sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766014**. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 166 households**, the 101st largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 657people (2011)
- 166households
- 64.3%literacy
- 766014PIN code

## Kuruguda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuruguda is 766014.** Kuruguda falls in Junagarh sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766014
- Gram panchayatBhainriguda
- Community development blockJunagarh
- Census village code423705

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

## How far is Kuruguda from nearby towns?

- Junagarh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)29 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)3 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 Kuruguda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kuruguda; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Junagarh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Junagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhgarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Kuruguda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 158 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 Kuruguda

Of every 100 households in Kuruguda in 2011, 25 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kuruguda · ■ Junagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**14%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kuruguda?

■ Kuruguda · ■ Junagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**949

Working population ****40.3%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 53.5% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 101 (38%) · **■** Marginal 93 (35%)

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 Junagarh

- Kutingpadar723 people
- Sorismal712 people
- Jharabandha690 people
- Kutengan676 people
- Dudungguda655 people
- Sandumerbahal610 people
- Panigaon608 people
- Ratanpala575 people

[All 167 villages in Junagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/junagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuruguda?766014
- How far is Kuruguda from Bhawanipatna?29 km by road
- What is the population of Kuruguda?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuruguda in?Kalahandi district (Junagarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kuruguda?64.3% (Census 2011)