# Kurmel Village, Narala, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Narala, Kalahandi 

# Kurmel

Kurmel is a village in Narala sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766100**. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 195 households**, the 53rd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 718people (2011)
- 195households
- 60.2%literacy
- 766100PIN code

## Kurmel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurmel is 766100.** Kurmel falls in Narala sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766100
- Gram panchayatKurmel
- Community development blockNarala
- Census village code422796

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

## How far is Kurmel from nearby towns?

- Narala (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)40 km by road
- Madanpur Rampur (nearest town)10 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 Kurmel?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kurmel; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tulapada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Kurmel known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and black gram,green gram**. Products made here include broomstick and khaliae dana. About 78% of the 328 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 Kurmel

Of every 100 households in Kurmel in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurmel · ■ Narala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**10%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Kurmel?

■ Kurmel · ■ Narala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746**

**988

Working population ****48.2%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 49.2% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (23%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 232 (67%)

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 Narala

- Limur singa752 people
- Bankel745 people
- Chapata khanda721 people
- Ratanpur719 people
- Ratul718 people
- Gunupur706 people
- Kiding697 people
- Dhoben696 people

[All 192 villages in Narala](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/narala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurmel?766100
- How far is Kurmel from Bhawanipatna?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kurmel?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurmel in?Kalahandi district (Narala sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kurmel?60.2% (Census 2011)