# Karekamba Village, Phiringia, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Phiringia, Kandhamal 

# Karekamba

Karekamba is a village in Phiringia sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762011**. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 85 households**, the 37th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 383people (2011)
- 85households
- 49.5%literacy
- 762011PIN code

## Karekamba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karekamba is 762011.** Karekamba falls in Phiringia sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762011
- Gram panchayatDimiriguda
- Community development blockPhiringia
- Census village code416334

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

## How far is Karekamba from nearby towns?

- Phiringia (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)54 km by road
- Phulabani (nearest town)55 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 Karekamba?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Karekamba; 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 · Phiringia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phulbani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Karekamba known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and black gram**. About 43% of the 232 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 Karekamba

Of every 100 households in Karekamba in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karekamba · ■ Phiringia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**47%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karekamba?

■ Karekamba · ■ Phiringia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**974

Working population ****49.1%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 35.4% for women. 47% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 75 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 106 (56%)

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

- Porapara454 people
- Khajuripara426 people
- Brudipada398 people
- Tellapali394 people
- Saitingia379 people
- Barigura377 people
- Jargipadar361 people
- Upardamingia355 people

[All 245 villages in Phiringia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/phiringia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karekamba?762011
- How far is Karekamba from Phulbani?54 km by road
- What is the population of Karekamba?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karekamba in?Kandhamal district (Phiringia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Karekamba?49.5% (Census 2011)