Village · Kundura, Koraput
# Jhiligan

Jhiligan is a village in Kundura sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code 764012. The 2011 Census counted 449 people in 101 households, the 35th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.5%.
- 449 people (2011)
- 101 households
- 25.1% literacy
- 764012 PIN code

## Jhiligan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jhiligan is 764012. Jhiligan falls in Kundura sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.
- PIN code 764012
- Gram panchayat Kundura
- Community development block Kundura
- Census village code 429155

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jhiligan from nearby towns?
- Kundura (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ) 49 km by road
- Sunabeda (nearest town) 23 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jhiligan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jhiligan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Degree college In village · 1 private
- ● Dispensary In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kundura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambuguda
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jhiligan known for?

The main crops are paddy and ragi. About 87% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jhiligan

Of every 100 households in Jhiligan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhiligan · ■ Kundura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 11%
- Toilet within the home 1% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 93%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 46% 24%
- Television 1% 6%
- Mobile phone 7% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 48% 44%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jhiligan?

■ Jhiligan · ■ Kundura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 25.1% 43.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1004 1050
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1014
- Working population 60.1% 55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.0% for men and 11.2% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 32 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 58 (21%) · ■ Other work 4 (1%) · ■ Marginal 176 (65%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kundura
- Tobhapodar 571 people
- Siuniguda 556 people
- Kanaguda 548 people
- Atigam 515 people
- Soralguda 423 people
- Baraguda 413 people
- Heruguda 406 people
- Kudumpadar 378 people

All 67 villages in Kundura

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jhiligan? 764012
- How far is Jhiligan from Koraput? 49 km by road
- What is the population of Jhiligan? 449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhiligan in? Koraput district (Kundura sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Jhiligan? 25.1% (Census 2011)

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