Gram panchayat · R.udayagiri block · Gajapati
Purunapani gram panchayat
Purunapani is a gram panchayat (village council) in R.udayagiri block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 27 villages, home to 2,014 people in 462 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mohana assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 27
- Population (2011)
- 2,014
- Literacy
- 21.8%
- Area
- 23.2 km²
- LGD code
- 275088
Villages of Purunapani
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purunapani | 63 | 250 | 33.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Tarabanga | 56 | 240 | 51.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Badapur | 41 | 232 | 23.0% | 8% | 91% |
| Satyanagar | 33 | 140 | 17.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Nuagan | 22 | 104 | 35.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Kadamalli | 21 | 87 | 40.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Lambaguda | 19 | 85 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Rubal | 16 | 74 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kumutipankal | 18 | 72 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Dolikata(Dolikratha) | 16 | 70 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Baharatampa | 17 | 62 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Joniamba | 13 | 62 | 2.1% | 0% | 98% |
| Munigadiha | 13 | 62 | 4.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Malasindhaba | 10 | 56 | 18.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Alara | 11 | 53 | 21.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Salapjhola | 18 | 53 | 28.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Kuruba | 11 | 52 | 25.0% | 73% | 21% |
| Ramaguda | 13 | 52 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Engarsing | 8 | 48 | 15.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jhatikabadi J.B.No-157 | 10 | 39 | 6.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Manidhiha | 8 | 36 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Katarnisa | 10 | 34 | 3.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Khumbikhal | 7 | 29 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jamukonia jungle block-157 | 6 | 14 | 23.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Bhitaratampa | 1 | 5 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Deupala(Talagaon) | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Belapanti(Belaban) | 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 Purunapani
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,014
- 966 male · 1,048 female
- Households
- 462
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 21.8%
- below R.udayagiri block's villages (48.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,085
- above R.udayagiri block's villages (1,038)
- Children aged 0–6
- 406
- 20.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,054
- 52.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 58 (2.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,951 (96.9%)
What the 1,054 workers did
- Cultivators244 (23.1%)
- Agricultural labourers76 (7.2%)
- Household industry1 (0.1%)
- Other work5 (0.5%)
- Marginal workers728 (69.1%)
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 Purunapani
How many of the 26 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 27 villages cover 23 km², 7% of it sown with crops and 68% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 26
- Middle school2 of 26
- Secondary school0 of 26
- Senior secondary school0 of 26
- Degree college0 of 26
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 26
- Health sub-centre0 of 26
- Anganwadi centre6 of 26
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 26
- Hand pump2 of 26
- Electricity for homes1 of 26
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 26
- Public bus0 of 26
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 26
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 26
- Commercial bank0 of 26
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 26
- Weekly haat0 of 26
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Maize (5), Ragi (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 R.udayagiri block
- Abarsing
- Anagha
- Bastariguda
- Chellagada
- Chelligada
- Dabaraguda
- Mahendragada
- Mangarajpur
- Parisala
- R.udayagiri
- Ramagiri
- Randiva
- Sabarapalli
- Sialilati
- Subalada
- Tabarsingi
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