Handighara, Purushottampur
Handighara is a village located in the Purusottampur Tehsil of Ganjam district of Odisha. The village falls in Purushottampur block and comes under Handighar Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Aska parliament constituency and Khalikote assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Handighara is 1.7 thousands out of which 853 are males and rest 873 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1023 females per 1000 males. There are around 174 teenagers in Handighara. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 680 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 357 households in Handighara, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 736. The pincode of Handighara is 761018 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Purushottampur Sub Post office
- Badabaragam Branch Post office
- Hottapur Branch Post office
- Taratrini Hills Branch Post office
- Jamuni Branch Post office
Schools
Handighara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Tara Tarini Higher Secondary School Purusottampur
- N.D. High School.
- Saraswati Sisumandir
- Ashok Nodal High School
- Taratarini Hills Upper Primary School
Hospitals
Handighara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Somma Primary Health Center
- Sikula Sub-Center
- Gangadahani Sub-Center
- Bara-Baragaon Sub-Center
- Kumari Sub-Center
Banks
Handighara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.