# Pukesh Village, Doraguda, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Doraguda, Rayagada 

# Pukesh

Pukesh is a village in Doraguda sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765015**. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 55 households**, the 26th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.1%.

- 217people (2011)
- 55households
- 22.5%literacy
- 765015PIN code

## Pukesh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pukesh is 765015.** Pukesh falls in Doraguda sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765015
- Gram panchayatKuchaipodar
- Community development blockKashipur
- Census village code426176

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

## How far is Pukesh from nearby towns?

- Doraguda (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)70 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 Pukesh?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pukesh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Elagalupadu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Pukesh known for?

About 35% of the 108 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 Pukesh

Of every 100 households in Pukesh in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pukesh · ■ Doraguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**10%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****62%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**73%

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 Pukesh?

■ Pukesh · ■ Doraguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.5%**

**32.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1170**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**1040

Working population ****64.1%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.2% for men and 12.2% for women. 68% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 63 (45%) · **■** Marginal 76 (55%)

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 Doraguda

- Makapadara241 people
- Tujer227 people
- Dhodapas223 people
- Bodel jharan217 people
- Khotalapadar214 people
- Dangasilbhata213 people
- Karli192 people
- Maskakana192 people

[All 57 villages in Doraguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/doraguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pukesh?765015
- How far is Pukesh from Rayagada?60 km by road
- What is the population of Pukesh?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukesh in?Rayagada district (Doraguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Pukesh?22.5% (Census 2011)