# Puragaon Village, Junagarh, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Junagarh, Kalahandi 

# Puragaon

Puragaon is a village in Junagarh sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766014**. The 2011 Census counted **916 people in 204 households**, the 76th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 916people (2011)
- 204households
- 71.6%literacy
- 766014PIN code

## Puragaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puragaon is 766014.** Puragaon falls in Junagarh sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766014
- Gram panchayatBhainriguda
- Community development blockJunagarh
- Census village code423702

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

## How far is Puragaon from nearby towns?

- Junagarh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)32 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)6 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 Puragaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Junagarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Junagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhgarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Puragaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Puragaon

Of every 100 households in Puragaon in 2011, 47 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puragaon · ■ Junagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**14%

Television ****24%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Puragaon?

■ Puragaon · ■ Junagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**949

Working population ****52.6%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (10%) · **■** Marginal 228 (47%)

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 Junagarh

- Murlapadar945 people
- Kharlabeda936 people
- Bhejipadar930 people
- Antarla927 people
- Chancharabhadi892 people
- Charbhati891 people
- Malgund887 people
- Ranapur884 people

[All 167 villages in Junagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/junagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puragaon?766014
- How far is Puragaon from Bhawanipatna?32 km by road
- What is the population of Puragaon?916 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puragaon in?Kalahandi district (Junagarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Puragaon?71.6% (Census 2011)