# Gerupara Village, Phiringia, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/phiringia/gerupara/ Village · Phiringia, Kandhamal # Gerupara Gerupara is a village in Phiringia sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762011**. The 2011 Census counted **1,163 people in 311 households**, the 5th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%. - 1,163people (2011) - 311households - 65.7%literacy - 762011PIN code ## Gerupara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gerupara is 762011.** Gerupara falls in Phiringia sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha. - PIN code762011 - Gram panchayatKelapada - Community development blockPhiringia - Census village code416403 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gerupara from nearby towns? - Phiringia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Phulbani (district HQ)35 km by road - Phulabani (nearest town)37 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 Gerupara? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gerupara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phiringia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Phiringia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulbani - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Gerupara known for? The main crops are **paddy, gram and sugar cane**. About 47% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Gerupara Of every 100 households in Gerupara in 2011, 16 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gerupara · ■ Phiringia rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **10% Toilet within the home ****5%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****19%** **47% Television ****11%** **6% Mobile phone ****15%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****48%** **42% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Gerupara? ■ Gerupara · ■ Phiringia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **63.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073** **1051 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1349** **974 Working population ****49.2%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 54.5% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 27 (5%) · **■** Other work 80 (14%) · **■** Marginal 375 (66%) 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 Phiringia - Phiringia2,373 people - Rabingia1,870 people - Kelapara1,349 people - Bandhagada1,269 people - Taladandikia1,124 people - Brungijodi1,091 people - Ratanga1,001 people - Jajespanga882 people [All 245 villages in Phiringia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/phiringia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gerupara?762011 - How far is Gerupara from Phulbani?35 km by road - What is the population of Gerupara?1,163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerupara in?Kandhamal district (Phiringia sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Gerupara?65.7% (Census 2011)