# Basurigan Village, Kotagarh, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/kotagarh/basurigan/

Village · Kotagarh, Kandhamal 

# Basurigan

Basurigan is a village in Kotagarh sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762105**. The 2011 Census counted **312 people in 58 households**, the 50th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.5%.

- 312people (2011)
- 58households
- 37.0%literacy
- 762105PIN code

## Basurigan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basurigan is 762105.** Basurigan falls in Kotagarh sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762105
- Gram panchayatSrirampur
- Community development blockKotagarh
- Census village code417257

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

## How far is Basurigan from nearby towns?

- Kotagarh (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)185 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)25 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 Basurigan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Basurigan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kotagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tumudibandh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulbani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Basurigan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 8% of the 102 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 Basurigan

Of every 100 households in Basurigan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basurigan · ■ Kotagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****93%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****78%**

**65%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Basurigan?

■ Basurigan · ■ Kotagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.0%**

**47.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1152**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**921

Working population ****54.8%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.0% for men and 31.0% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 75 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 91 (53%)

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 Kotagarh

- Berama323 people
- Ganjuguda318 people
- Sraliguda316 people
- Batadi314 people
- Lanjamaha312 people
- Durikupuda306 people
- Pileri304 people
- Sindhiguda304 people

[All 133 villages in Kotagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/kotagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basurigan?762105
- How far is Basurigan from Phulbani?185 km by road
- What is the population of Basurigan?312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basurigan in?Kandhamal district (Kotagarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Basurigan?37.0% (Census 2011)