# Ghirigam Village, Jeypore, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Jeypore, Koraput 

# Ghirigam

Ghirigam is a village in Jeypore sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,567 people in 397 households**, the 18th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.2%.

- 1,567people (2011)
- 397households
- 55.0%literacy
- 764002PIN code

## Ghirigam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghirigam is 764002.** Ghirigam falls in Jeypore sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764002
- Gram panchayatPhampuni
- Community development blockJeypur
- Census village code429068

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

## How far is Ghirigam from nearby towns?

- Jeypore (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)37 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)5 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 Ghirigam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jeypore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jeypore
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Phampuni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Ghirigam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 77% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 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 Ghirigam

Of every 100 households in Ghirigam in 2011, 17 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghirigam · ■ Jeypore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****16%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****11%**

**29%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Ghirigam?

■ Ghirigam · ■ Jeypore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**51.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**985

Working population ****52.1%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 45.9% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (3%) · **■** Household industry 50 (6%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 651 (80%)

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 Jeypore

- Jeypore L/R2,047 people
- Ekomba1,950 people
- Balijodi1,855 people
- Mazurmunda1,676 people
- Ananta1,530 people
- Putra1,438 people
- Rondapali1,418 people
- Hadia1,393 people

[All 102 villages in Jeypore](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/jeypore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghirigam?764002
- How far is Ghirigam from Koraput?37 km by road
- What is the population of Ghirigam?1,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghirigam in?Koraput district (Jeypore sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Ghirigam?55.0% (Census 2011)