# Derka Village, Bandhugaon, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bandhugaon, Koraput 

# Derka

Derka is a village in Bandhugaon sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **765027**. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 55 households**, the 74th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 32.9%.

- 255people (2011)
- 55households
- 48.8%literacy
- 765027PIN code

## Derka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Derka is 765027.** Derka falls in Bandhugaon sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code765027
- Gram panchayatJaguguda
- Community development blockBandhugaon
- Census village code428717

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

## How far is Derka from nearby towns?

- Bandhugaon (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)120 km by road
- Koraput (nearest town)89 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 Derka?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Derka; 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 · Kumbhariput
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Derka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ragi**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Derka

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

■ Derka · ■ Bandhugaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****77%**

**69%

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 Derka?

■ Derka · ■ Bandhugaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**32.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**1001

Working population ****47.8%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 42.6% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 71 (58%)

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 Bandhugaon

- Tikaraparu267 people
- Baunsput264 people
- Jayaguda261 people
- Anabari260 people
- Panasabhadra251 people
- Dimitigura250 people
- Deodola247 people
- Chintaguda244 people

[All 153 villages in Bandhugaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/bandhugaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Derka?765027
- How far is Derka from Koraput?120 km by road
- What is the population of Derka?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Derka in?Koraput district (Bandhugaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Derka?48.8% (Census 2011)