# Chargam Village, Boriguma, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Boriguma, Koraput 

# Chargam

Chargam is a village in Boriguma sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764056**. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 126 households**, the 58th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.

- 573people (2011)
- 126households
- 33.6%literacy
- 764056PIN code

## Chargam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chargam is 764056.** Chargam falls in Boriguma sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764056
- Gram panchayatJayantigiri
- Community development blockJeypur
- Census village code428279

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

## How far is Chargam from nearby towns?

- Boriguma (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)38 km by road
- Sunabeda (nearest town)14 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 Chargam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jeypore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jeypore
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ambaguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Chargam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and sugar cane**. About 67% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Chargam

Of every 100 households in Chargam in 2011, 16 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chargam · ■ Boriguma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****39%**

**27%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chargam?

■ Chargam · ■ Boriguma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.6%**

**44.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704**

**990

Working population ****46.1%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 16.4% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (41%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 123 (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 Boriguma

- Patigan630 people
- Sanadubuli618 people
- Mundiguda608 people
- Khudiguda582 people
- Jareikera522 people
- Mauli522 people
- Biriguda504 people
- Koilari486 people

[All 79 villages in Boriguma](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/boriguma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chargam?764056
- How far is Chargam from Koraput?38 km by road
- What is the population of Chargam?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chargam in?Koraput district (Boriguma sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Chargam?33.6% (Census 2011)