Gram panchayat · Hindol block · Dhenkanal
Paika Purunakot gram panchayat
Paika Purunakot is a gram panchayat (village council) in Hindol block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 3,310 people in 774 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Hindol assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 3,310
- Literacy
- 80.8%
- Area
- 11.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117339
Villages of Paika Purunakot
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paikpurunakot | 307 | 1,345 | 76.8% | 25% | 2% |
| Kankalu | 277 | 1,210 | 86.9% | 37% | 0% |
| Jhaduberani | 97 | 387 | 72.9% | 18% | 0% |
| Naraharipur | 48 | 198 | 85.2% | 12% | 11% |
| Chandrasekharpur | 24 | 91 | 85.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Mahatala | 18 | 71 | 81.0% | 25% | 0% |
| Kaliakoli | 3 | 8 | 50.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Fakirmohanpur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Janhamunda | 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 Paika Purunakot
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,310
- 1,704 male · 1,606 female
- Households
- 774
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.8%
- above Hindol block's villages (75.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 942
- below Hindol block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 374
- 11.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,064
- 32.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 911 (27.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 43 (1.3%)
What the 1,064 workers did
- Cultivators71 (6.7%)
- Agricultural labourers31 (2.9%)
- Household industry91 (8.6%)
- Other work456 (42.9%)
- Marginal workers415 (39.0%)
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 Paika Purunakot
How many of the 7 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, 69% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump6 of 7
- Electricity for homes4 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (7), Paddy (6), Pulses (3).
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 Hindol block
- Asarada
- Babandha
- Bampa
- Baunsa Pokhari
- Buhalipal
- Chitalpur
- Dandiri
- Dudurukote
- Galapada
- Gandanali
- Giridhar Prasad
- Gulehi
- Hatura
- Jarada
- Kadala
- Kalinga
- Kansara
- Kantamila
- Kantimili
- Karanda
- Khaliborei
- Kukuta
- Kunua
- Kutunia
- Madhapur
- Mahalunda
- Nabakishorepur
- Nuabag
- Nuagan
- Patala
- Ranjagol
- Rasol
- Sanjapada
- Thokar
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