# Ranigam Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam 

# Ranigam

Ranigam is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761018**. The 2011 Census counted **1,691 people in 348 households**, the 31st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,691people (2011)
- 348households
- 65.2%literacy
- 761018PIN code

## Ranigam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ranigam is 761018.** Ranigam falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761018
- Gram panchayatBadabaragan
- Community development blockPurusottampur
- Census village code412184

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

## How far is Ranigam from nearby towns?

- Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)45 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 Ranigam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ranigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Golabandapalli
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Purusottampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhmpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Ranigam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and cashewnut**. About 71% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Ranigam

Of every 100 households in Ranigam in 2011, 38 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ranigam · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****18%**

**46%

Television ****17%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ranigam?

■ Ranigam · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**898

Working population ****44.1%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 48.5% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (10%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (13%) · **■** Marginal 402 (54%)

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

- Rajpur1,806 people
- Bhimpur1,792 people
- Khatadi1,783 people
- Balakrushnapur1,744 people
- Barabaragan1,588 people
- Handighara1,549 people
- Rengitipalli1,545 people
- Gothiali1,514 people

[All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ranigam?761018
- How far is Ranigam from Chatrapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Ranigam?1,691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranigam in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Ranigam?65.2% (Census 2011)