# Ashokanagar Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/ashokanagar/ Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam # Ashokanagar Ashokanagar is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761043**. The 2011 Census counted **4,675 people in 1,020 households**, the 3rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 4,675people (2011) - 1,020households - 70.3%literacy - 761043PIN code ## Ashokanagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ashokanagar is 761043.** Ashokanagar falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761043 - Gram panchayatPandia - Community development blockPurusottampur - Census village code412227 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ashokanagar from nearby towns? - Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)45 km by road - Purusottampur (nearest town)3 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 Ashokanagar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Ashokanagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purusottampur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Purusottampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhatakumunda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Ashokanagar known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 79% of the 418 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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 Ashokanagar Of every 100 households in Ashokanagar in 2011, 56 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ashokanagar · ■ Purusottampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **48% Toilet within the home ****28%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **78% Tap water ****38%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **91% Use banking services ****44%** **46% Television ****36%** **26% Mobile phone ****45%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **38% Own their home ****92%** **95% 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 Ashokanagar? ■ Ashokanagar · ■ Purusottampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **898 Working population ****39.2%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 60.8% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 277 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (22%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 417 (23%) · **■** Marginal 686 (37%) 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 Purusottampur - Bhatakumarada7,649 people - Sikula5,645 people - Sunadhara4,350 people - Dhobadi3,956 people - Nandika3,812 people - Sahapur3,742 people [All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ashokanagar?761043 - How far is Ashokanagar from Chatrapur?45 km by road - What is the population of Ashokanagar?4,675 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ashokanagar in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Ashokanagar?70.3% (Census 2011)