# Jerkani Village, Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj 

# Jerkani

Jerkani is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757051**. The 2011 Census counted **1,081 people in 279 households**, the 24th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,081people (2011)
- 279households
- 53.4%literacy
- 757051PIN code

## Jerkani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jerkani is 757051.** Jerkani falls in Jharpokharia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757051
- Gram panchayatPokharia
- Community development blockSaraskana
- Census village code387869

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

## How far is Jerkani from nearby towns?

- Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)45 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town)50 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 Jerkani?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahulbarei
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jharpokhria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jharpokhria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Jerkani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 250 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 Jerkani

Of every 100 households in Jerkani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jerkani · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**13%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**55%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Jerkani?

■ Jerkani · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**941

Working population ****45.3%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 39.3% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (17%) · **■** Marginal 351 (72%)

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 Jharpokharia

- Rajaloka1,160 people
- Puapoka1,141 people
- Paktia1,126 people
- Dighi1,108 people
- Rautara986 people
- Pokharidiha950 people
- Joka927 people
- Ekdali897 people

[All 199 villages in Jharpokharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jharpokharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jerkani?757051
- How far is Jerkani from Baripada?45 km by road
- What is the population of Jerkani?1,081 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jerkani in?Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Jerkani?53.4% (Census 2011)