# Kunkum Village, Mahulpalli, Sambalpur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahulpalli, Sambalpur 

# Kunkum

Kunkum is a village in Mahulpalli sub-district of Sambalpur district, Odisha, PIN code **768227**. The 2011 Census counted **724 people in 190 households**, the 34th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 724people (2011)
- 190households
- 70.0%literacy
- 768227PIN code

## Kunkum PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kunkum is 768227.** Kunkum falls in Mahulpalli sub-district, Sambalpur district, Odisha.

- PIN code768227
- Gram panchayatJamankira
- Community development blockKochinda
- Census village code381479

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

## How far is Kunkum from nearby towns?

- Mahulpalli (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Sambalpur (district HQ)123 km by road
- Kochinda (nearest town)20 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 Kunkum?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kunkum; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kuntara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kuchinda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuchinda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Kunkum known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 364 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 Kunkum

Of every 100 households in Kunkum in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kunkum · ■ Mahulpalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**28%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**48%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**18%

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 Kunkum?

■ Kunkum · ■ Mahulpalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**970

Working population ****53.2%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 58.7% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (7%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (7%) · **■** Marginal 170 (44%)

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 Mahulpalli

- Solbaga785 people
- Baliturei758 people
- Rengalbeda750 people
- Bilung741 people
- Langposh718 people
- Ghunghuti705 people
- Kuntarabahal704 people
- Mahulpali699 people

[All 143 villages in Mahulpalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sambalpur/mahulpalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunkum?768227
- How far is Kunkum from Sambalpur?123 km by road
- What is the population of Kunkum?724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunkum in?Sambalpur district (Mahulpalli sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kunkum?70.0% (Census 2011)