Kerkenda, Borigumma

Kerkenda is a village located in the Boriguma Tehsil of Koraput district of Odisha. The village falls in Borigumma block and comes under Dengapadar Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Nabarangpur parliament constituency and Kotpad assembly constituency.

As on May 2024, the current population of Kerkenda is 1.7 thousands out of which 839 are males and rest 827 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 986 females per 1000 males. There are around 266 teenagers in Kerkenda. It has literacy rate of 34% which means around 563 persons can read and write. Total 289 people belonging to scheduled caste and 886 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 418 households in Kerkenda, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 999. The pincode of Kerkenda is 764056 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Borigumma Sub Post office
• Anchala Branch Post office
• Benasur Branch Post office
• Chitra Branch Post office
• Malda Branch Post office

Schools

Kerkenda has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Kerkenda Proj Upper Primary School

Hospitals

Kerkenda has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Sasahandi Primary Health Center
• Pujariput Sub-Center
• Bijapur Sub-Center
• Balipujariput Sub-Center
• Benasur Sub-Center

Banks

Kerkenda has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• HDFC Bank Bijapur Branch Boriguma
• Indian Overseas Bank Pujariput
• State Bank of India Borigumma
• Union Bank of India Koraput
• Union Bank of India Boriguma