# Choragan Village, Similiguda, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Similiguda, Koraput 

# Choragan

Choragan is a village in Similiguda sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764036**. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 100 households**, the 16th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 355people (2011)
- 100households
- 17.9%literacy
- 764036PIN code

## Choragan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Choragan is 764036.** Choragan falls in Similiguda sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764036
- Gram panchayatGunthaput
- Community development blockSimiliguda
- Census village code429956

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

## How far is Choragan from nearby towns?

- Similiguda (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kotpad (nearest town)20 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 Choragan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Choragan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pungar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Choragan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and naiger**. About 50% of the 205 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 Choragan

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

■ Choragan · ■ Similiguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**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 ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**28%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**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 Choragan?

■ Choragan · ■ Similiguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****17.9%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**1064

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**993

Working population ****61.7%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 24.4% for men and 12.7% for women. 57% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 185 (84%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 32 (15%)

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

- Ruseiput759 people
- Ranikona717 people
- Kangara584 people
- Rajabedei496 people
- Phuladaba333 people
- Podagada325 people
- Mantriput216 people
- Jaganpur213 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Choragan?764036
- How far is Choragan from Koraput?50 km by road
- What is the population of Choragan?355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Choragan in?Koraput district (Similiguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Choragan?17.9% (Census 2011)