# Charagaon Village, Similiguda, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Similiguda, Koraput 

# Charagaon

Charagaon is a village in Similiguda sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764037**. The 2011 Census counted **1,264 people in 350 households**, the 7th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 1,264people (2011)
- 350households
- 46.2%literacy
- 764037PIN code

## Charagaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Charagaon is 764037.** Charagaon falls in Similiguda sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764037
- Gram panchayatPitaguda
- Community development blockSimiliguda
- Census village code429955

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

## How far is Charagaon from nearby towns?

- Similiguda (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)29 km by road
- Kotpad (nearest town)18 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 Charagaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Charagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Semiliguda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Semiliguda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Charagaon known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and vegetable**. About 77% of the 692 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 Charagaon

Of every 100 households in Charagaon in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charagaon · ■ Similiguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**15%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**6%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**28%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**54%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Charagaon?

■ Charagaon · ■ Similiguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1176**

**1064

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1151**

**993

Working population ****48.8%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 33.7% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 133 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (33%) · **■** Other work 71 (12%) · **■** Marginal 208 (34%)

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 Similiguda

- Kakiriguda2,527 people
- Dudhari2,006 people
- Kutugam1,397 people
- Mania1,336 people
- Sundhiput1,196 people
- Mukhibedei997 people
- Kumbhariput959 people
- Kakaramba885 people

[All 22 villages in Similiguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/similiguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charagaon?764037
- How far is Charagaon from Koraput?29 km by road
- What is the population of Charagaon?1,264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charagaon in?Koraput district (Similiguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Charagaon?46.2% (Census 2011)