Gram panchayat · Salepur block · Cuttack
Purunahat gram panchayat
Purunahat is a gram panchayat (village council) in Salepur block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 4,804 people in 1,193 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Salipur assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 4,804
- Literacy
- 80.0%
- Area
- 11.7 km²
- LGD code
- 117136
Villages of Purunahat
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purunahat | 223 | 941 | 74.4% | 50% | 0% |
| Kalikapur | 190 | 776 | 81.7% | 26% | 0% |
| Sogala | 185 | 753 | 86.0% | 12% | 0% |
| Odakimira | 197 | 708 | 76.0% | 65% | 0% |
| Samitanga | 162 | 698 | 83.6% | 34% | 0% |
| Dondo | 133 | 509 | 78.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Gangapur | 87 | 348 | 83.3% | 32% | 0% |
| Belera | 16 | 71 | 72.3% | 99% | 0% |
| Asalapur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Purunahat
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,804
- 2,495 male · 2,309 female
- Households
- 1,193
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.0%
- below Salepur block's villages (84.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 925
- below Salepur block's villages (963)
- Children aged 0–6
- 476
- 9.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,658
- 34.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,642 (34.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,658 workers did
- Cultivators609 (36.7%)
- Agricultural labourers95 (5.7%)
- Household industry48 (2.9%)
- Other work349 (21.0%)
- Marginal workers557 (33.6%)
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 Purunahat
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 12 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump0 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Vegetables (7), Black Berry (2).
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 Salepur block
- Bahugram
- Balisahi
- Barigola
- Bhimdaspur
- Champati
- Chandradeipur
- Chhanipur
- Gopinathpur
- Gujarpur
- Katrapa
- Madhyakachha
- Mahajanpur
- Mahana
- Malasasan
- Mirzapur
- Mutarifa
- Naiguan
- Nandol
- Narda
- Odasingh
- Paschimakachha
- Pikol
- Raisunguda
- Ramakrushnapur
- Rameswar
- Ratilo
- Satyabhamapur
- Sauri
- Sidho
- Sisua
- Sudhakhanda
- Tarito
- Tentol
- Trilochanpur
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