# Jerka Village, Kashipur, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kashipur, Rayagada 

# Jerka

Jerka is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765015**. The 2011 Census counted **137 people in 31 households**, the 145th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.8%.

- 137people (2011)
- 31households
- 16.2%literacy
- 765015PIN code

## Jerka PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code765015
- Gram panchayatGodibali
- Community development blockKashipur
- Census village code425834

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

## How far is Jerka from nearby towns?

- Kashipur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)30 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)75 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 Jerka?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jerka; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mukundpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhakurguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Jerka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and maize**. About 4% of the 57 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 Jerka

Of every 100 households in Jerka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jerka · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****57%**

**65%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**75%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jerka?

■ Jerka · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****16.2%**

**37.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141**

**1071

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**998

Working population ****55.5%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.5% for men and 7.6% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (11%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 66 (87%)

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 Kashipur

- Malipadara143 people
- Pushughati143 people
- Roghapadar143 people
- Chhotiguda139 people
- Sirilijodi136 people
- Bhitarachara135 people
- Kinchikhal135 people
- Balakapai133 people

[All 278 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jerka?765015
- How far is Jerka from Rayagada?30 km by road
- What is the population of Jerka?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jerka in?Rayagada district (Kashipur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Jerka?16.2% (Census 2011)