# Handighara Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/handighara/ Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam # Handighara Handighara is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761018**. The 2011 Census counted **1,549 people in 320 households**, the 33rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 1,549people (2011) - 320households - 71.3%literacy - 761018PIN code ## Handighara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Handighara is 761018.** Handighara falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761018 - Gram panchayatHandi Ghara - Community development blockPurusottampur - Census village code412247 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Handighara from nearby towns? - Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)40 km by road - Purusottampur (nearest town)4 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 Handighara? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Handighara; 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 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purusottampur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Purusottampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhmpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Handighara known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 78% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Handighara Of every 100 households in Handighara in 2011, 49 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Handighara · ■ Purusottampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **48% Toilet within the home ****16%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **78% Tap water ****82%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **91% Use banking services ****63%** **46% Television ****30%** **26% Mobile phone ****39%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **38% Own their home ****96%** **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 Handighara? ■ Handighara · ■ Purusottampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **898 Working population ****42.6%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 58.5% for women. 54% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 160 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 208 (32%) · **■** Marginal 266 (40%) 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 - Khatadi1,783 people - Balakrushnapur1,744 people - Ranigam1,691 people - Barabaragan1,588 people - Rengitipalli1,545 people - Gothiali1,514 people - Burutulu1,507 people - Kamanalinakhyapur1,507 people [All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Handighara?761018 - How far is Handighara from Chatrapur?40 km by road - What is the population of Handighara?1,549 (Census 2011) - Which district is Handighara in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Handighara?71.3% (Census 2011)