# Kharagan Village, Konark, Puri (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Konark, Puri 

# Kharagan

Kharagan is a village in Konark sub-district of Puri district, Odisha, PIN code **752111**. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 117 households**, the 25th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.6%.

- 573people (2011)
- 117households
- 87.1%literacy
- 752111PIN code

## Kharagan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharagan is 752111.** Kharagan falls in Konark sub-district, Puri district, Odisha.

- PIN code752111
- Gram panchayatAchutapur
- Community development blockGop
- Census village code409323

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

## How far is Kharagan from nearby towns?

- Konark (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Puri (district HQ)40 km by road
- Konark (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 Kharagan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kharagan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Konark
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Konark
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ganeswarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kharagan known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 54% of the 98 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 Kharagan

Of every 100 households in Kharagan in 2011, 48 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharagan · ■ Konark rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****6%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**36%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****87%**

**45%

Television ****28%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**21%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Kharagan?

■ Kharagan · ■ Konark rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**86.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**908

Working population ****34.0%**

**39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 81.6% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 89 (46%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 36 (18%) · **■** Marginal 65 (33%)

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 Konark

- Orei682 people
- Nuagan652 people
- Simili648 people
- Kantijhari615 people
- Sadanandapur572 people
- Palabasta556 people
- Bamara538 people
- Bam522 people

[All 80 villages in Konark](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/konark/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharagan?752111
- How far is Kharagan from Puri?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kharagan?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharagan in?Puri district (Konark sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kharagan?87.1% (Census 2011)