# Khurusia Village, Kamakshyanagar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Kamakshyanagar, Dhenkanal 

# Khurusia

Khurusia is a village in Kamakshyanagar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759023**. The 2011 Census counted **1,585 people in 316 households**, the 19th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.1%.

- 1,585people (2011)
- 316households
- 91.3%literacy
- 759023PIN code

## Khurusia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khurusia is 759023.** Khurusia falls in Kamakshyanagar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759023
- Gram panchayatArakhapal
- Community development blockBhuban
- Census village code402422

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

## How far is Khurusia from nearby towns?

- Kamakshyanagar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kamakshyanagar (nearest town)19 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 Khurusia?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Khurusia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basulei
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jiral
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Khurusia known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 73% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khurusia

Of every 100 households in Khurusia in 2011, 50 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khurusia · ■ Kamakshyanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**40%

Television ****29%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khurusia?

■ Khurusia · ■ Kamakshyanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**80.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**869

Working population ****27.6%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 86.5% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 179 (41%) · **■** Marginal 132 (30%)

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 Kamakshyanagar

- Kankana1,704 people
- Bedhapal1,699 people
- Khatakhura1,688 people
- Baunsapal1,684 people
- Kanhupura1,581 people
- Bhagirathipur1,577 people
- Kangeilo1,527 people
- Rahani1,511 people

[All 127 villages in Kamakshyanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/kamakshyanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khurusia?759023
- How far is Khurusia from Dhenkanal?60 km by road
- What is the population of Khurusia?1,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khurusia in?Dhenkanal district (Kamakshyanagar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Khurusia?91.3% (Census 2011)