# Cherka Village, Boipariguda, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Boipariguda, Koraput 

# Cherka

Cherka is a village in Boipariguda sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764043**. The 2011 Census counted **2,007 people in 468 households**, the 10th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.9%.

- 2,007people (2011)
- 468households
- 27.9%literacy
- 764043PIN code

## Cherka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Cherka is 764043.** Cherka falls in Boipariguda sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764043
- Gram panchayatBaligam
- Community development blockBoipariguda
- Census village code429193

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

## How far is Cherka from nearby towns?

- Boipariguda (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sunabeda (nearest town)49 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 Cherka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Cherka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Boipariguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jeypore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jeypore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Cherka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and johar**. About 83% of the 1,354 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 Cherka

Of every 100 households in Cherka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Cherka · ■ Boipariguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**4%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**52%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Cherka?

■ Cherka · ■ Boipariguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.9%**

**37.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**986

Working population ****58.2%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.8% for men and 17.8% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (4%) · **■** Marginal 916 (78%)

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 Boipariguda

- Ramgiri2,881 people
- Mossigam2,377 people
- Ghumar2,325 people
- Kollar2,320 people
- Digapur1,941 people
- Minarbali1,691 people
- Kalapara1,677 people
- Kendupada1,660 people

[All 323 villages in Boipariguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/boipariguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Cherka?764043
- How far is Cherka from Koraput?75 km by road
- What is the population of Cherka?2,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cherka in?Koraput district (Boipariguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Cherka?27.9% (Census 2011)