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

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Village · Konark, Puri 

# Kherang

Kherang is a village in Konark sub-district of Puri district, Odisha, PIN code **752111**. The 2011 Census counted **111 people in 19 households**, the 64th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.6%.

- 111people (2011)
- 19households
- 95.9%literacy
- 752111PIN code

## Kherang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code752111
- Gram panchayatKurujanga
- Community development blockKakatpur
- Census village code409334

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

## How far is Kherang from nearby towns?

- Konark (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Puri (district HQ)50 km by road
- Konark (nearest town)7 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 Kherang?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kherang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Siripur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Konark
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Konark
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Konark
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Kherang known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 56 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 Kherang

Of every 100 households in Kherang in 2011, 74 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kherang · ■ Konark rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**36%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**45%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kherang?

■ Kherang · ■ Konark rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.9%**

**86.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**908

Working population ****62.2%**

**39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 93.6% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 35 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 33 (48%)

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

- Chhenua170 people
- Mandapokhari154 people
- Udaykani136 people
- Katakana119 people
- Kalamapata110 people
- Champahar102 people
- Kalam95 people
- Athakhura84 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kherang?752111
- How far is Kherang from Puri?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kherang?111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherang in?Puri district (Konark sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kherang?95.9% (Census 2011)