# Kusuma Village, Pottangi, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Pottangi, Koraput 

# Kusuma

Kusuma is a village in Pottangi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764039**. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 133 households**, the 49th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.7%.

- 584people (2011)
- 133households
- 26.6%literacy
- 764039PIN code

## Kusuma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kusuma is 764039.** Kusuma falls in Pottangi sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764039
- Gram panchayatSambai
- Community development blockPottangi
- Census village code430079

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

## How far is Kusuma from nearby towns?

- Pottangi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)68 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)41 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 Kusuma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pottangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pottangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Kusuma known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and vegetable**. About 79% of the 162 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 Kusuma

Of every 100 households in Kusuma in 2011, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kusuma · ■ Pottangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**17%

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

**9%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****88%**

**47%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**73%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Kusuma?

■ Kusuma · ■ Pottangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.6%**

**34.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**939

Working population ****59.6%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.0% for men and 19.1% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 133 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 209 (60%)

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 Pottangi

- Jangarada616 people
- Peturu611 people
- Tankubeda593 people
- Olaparu592 people
- Hatoguda578 people
- Bhitarkota549 people
- Neelampadu522 people
- Siura512 people

[All 106 villages in Pottangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/pottangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kusuma?764039
- How far is Kusuma from Koraput?68 km by road
- What is the population of Kusuma?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusuma in?Koraput district (Pottangi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kusuma?26.6% (Census 2011)