Gram panchayat · Harabhanga block · Boudh
Purunakatak gram panchayat
Purunakatak is a gram panchayat (village council) in Harabhanga block of Boudh district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 6,237 people in 1,540 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Boudh assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 6,237
- Literacy
- 80.7%
- Area
- 11.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116806
Villages of Purunakatak
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purunakatak | 603 | 2,528 | 87.8% | 24% | 2% |
| Salkata | 143 | 610 | 73.5% | 41% | 5% |
| Jajpur | 163 | 539 | 77.5% | 11% | 34% |
| Kamalpur | 119 | 507 | 70.3% | 61% | 0% |
| Ratanpur | 99 | 424 | 77.3% | 2% | 13% |
| Udepur | 101 | 382 | 76.1% | 63% | 0% |
| Rajing | 79 | 315 | 62.9% | 32% | 2% |
| Jiankata | 61 | 298 | 86.9% | 9% | 1% |
| Chhatrapur | 80 | 290 | 77.7% | 38% | 2% |
| Rugudipali | 56 | 206 | 83.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Manipur | 36 | 138 | 79.6% | 0% | 59% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Purunakatak
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,237
- 3,087 male · 3,150 female
- Households
- 1,540
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.7%
- above Harabhanga block's villages (74.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,020
- above Harabhanga block's villages (987)
- Children aged 0–6
- 784
- 12.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,723
- 43.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,717 (27.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 405 (6.5%)
What the 2,723 workers did
- Cultivators420 (15.4%)
- Agricultural labourers785 (28.8%)
- Household industry40 (1.5%)
- Other work808 (29.7%)
- Marginal workers670 (24.6%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Purunakatak
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 12 km², 68% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 11
- Middle school1 of 11
- Secondary school1 of 11
- Senior secondary school1 of 11
- Degree college1 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre0 of 11
- Anganwadi centre8 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes1 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 11
- Public bus2 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Pulses (8), Vegetables (4), Oil Seeds (1). Handicrafts: Iron Products (1).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Harabhanga block
- Adenigarh
- Bamanda
- Bandhapathar
- Banibhusanpur
- Biranar Asinghpur
- Chhatranga
- Dhalpur
- Harabhanga
- Karanjakata
- Kusanga
- Lunibahal
- Mahalikpada
- Mathura
- Pitambpur
- Radhanagar
- Ramagarh
- Sampoch
- Sankulei
- Sarasara
- Talagaon
- Tileswar
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Purunakatak? Share it with us.