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About Kerukuda Village

Kerukuda is a small village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 176 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerukuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerukuda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Sadar
Pincode 766001
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 176
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,216
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerukuda compares

By the 2011 count Kerukuda is the 127th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kerukuda

Kerukuda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kerukuda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kaugopana, Kenduguda, Kendugupka and Kerandi Hapar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kerukuda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerukuda village had a population of 390. That makes it the 127th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Kerukuda village has 176 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerukuda has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kerukuda is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerukuda covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerukuda falls under Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Kerukuda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kerukuda.

Kerukuda is in Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kerukuda today is likely to be higher.

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