# Khurigam Village, Chhatrapur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/chhatrapur/khurigam/ Village · Chhatrapur, Ganjam # Khurigam Khurigam is a village in Chhatrapur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761026**. The 2011 Census counted **1,660 people in 337 households**, the 14th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,660people (2011) - 337households - 73.3%literacy - 761026PIN code ## Khurigam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khurigam is 761026.** Khurigam falls in Chhatrapur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761026 - Gram panchayatMahanandpur - Community development blockChhatrapur - Census village code412061 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khurigam from nearby towns? - Chhatrapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)15 km by road - Chhatrapur (nearest town)16 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 Khurigam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Khurigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Mahanadpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahanadpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhatrapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Khurigam known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and ragi**. About 86% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Khurigam Of every 100 households in Khurigam in 2011, 57 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khurigam · ■ Chhatrapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **51% Toilet within the home ****15%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **82% Use banking services ****49%** **51% Television ****24%** **28% Mobile phone ****52%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **33% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Khurigam? ■ Khurigam · ■ Chhatrapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719** **887 Working population ****41.9%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 60.9% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (7%) · **■** Marginal 564 (81%) 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 Chhatrapur - Rajapur2,285 people - Katuru2,035 people - Gedalanaidupalam1,954 people - Mahanadapur1,720 people - Goba1,610 people - Bahulagam1,597 people - Patlampur1,589 people - Danaiberhampur1,524 people [All 46 villages in Chhatrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/chhatrapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khurigam?761026 - How far is Khurigam from Chatrapur?15 km by road - What is the population of Khurigam?1,660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khurigam in?Ganjam district (Chhatrapur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Khurigam?73.3% (Census 2011)