# Kerkera Village, Karanjia, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanjia, Mayurbhanj 

# Kerkera

Kerkera is a village in Karanjia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757037**. The 2011 Census counted **1,814 people in 409 households**, the 3rd largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,814people (2011)
- 409households
- 64.8%literacy
- 757037PIN code

## Kerkera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerkera is 757037.** Kerkera falls in Karanjia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757037
- Gram panchayatKerkera
- Community development blockKaranjia
- Census village code388843

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

## How far is Kerkera from nearby towns?

- Karanjia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)129 km by road
- Karanjia (nearest town)8 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 Kerkera?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kerkera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karanjia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karanjia
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karanjia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Kerkera known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and maize**. About 65% of the 440 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 Kerkera

Of every 100 households in Kerkera in 2011, 9 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kerkera · ■ Karanjia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**54%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kerkera?

■ Kerkera · ■ Karanjia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**968

Working population ****47.1%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 57.1% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (3%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 107 (13%) · **■** Marginal 648 (76%)

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 Karanjia

- Bhanra1,966 people
- Ghosda1,862 people
- Kendumundi1,740 people
- Batapalasa1,726 people
- Kuduma1,631 people
- Rasamtala1,595 people

[All 156 villages in Karanjia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/karanjia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerkera?757037
- How far is Kerkera from Baripada?129 km by road
- What is the population of Kerkera?1,814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerkera in?Mayurbhanj district (Karanjia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kerkera?64.8% (Census 2011)