# Khurigan Village, Kashinagara, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kashinagara, Gajapati 

# Khurigan

Khurigan is a village in Kashinagara sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,213 people in 274 households**, the 9th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%.

- 1,213people (2011)
- 274households
- 55.7%literacy
- 761206PIN code

## Khurigan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khurigan is 761206.** Khurigan falls in Kashinagara sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761206
- Gram panchayatGoribandha
- Community development blockKashinagar
- Census village code414540

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

## How far is Khurigan from nearby towns?

- Kashinagara (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kashinagara (nearest town)2 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 Khurigan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Khurigan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kashinagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kashinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Khurigan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Khurigan

Of every 100 households in Khurigan in 2011, 68 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khurigan · ■ Kashinagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**85%

Tap water ****98%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****76%**

**51%

Television ****45%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**49%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Khurigan?

■ Khurigan · ■ Kashinagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**45.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**955

Working population ****45.1%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 48.9% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (30%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (15%) · **■** Marginal 182 (33%)

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 Kashinagara

- Sara1,443 people
- Khandava1,378 people
- Kidigan1,308 people
- Purutiguda1,296 people
- Hadubhangi1,124 people
- Batava1,039 people
- Kharada1,017 people
- Badigan943 people

[All 86 villages in Kashinagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/kashinagara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khurigan?761206
- How far is Khurigan from Paralakhemundi?28 km by road
- What is the population of Khurigan?1,213 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khurigan in?Gajapati district (Kashinagara sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Khurigan?55.7% (Census 2011)
