Gram panchayat · Biridi block · Jagatsinghpur
Puran gram panchayat
Puran is a gram panchayat (village council) in Biridi block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 5,642 people in 1,383 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Tirtol assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 5,642
- Literacy
- 84.0%
- Area
- 8.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118086
Villages of Puran
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasikhanda | 541 | 2,249 | 83.4% | 26% | 0% |
| Purana | 536 | 2,146 | 84.5% | 45% | 0% |
| Maindipur | 156 | 628 | 89.6% | 25% | 0% |
| Kamalpur | 150 | 619 | 78.4% | 70% | 15% |
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 Puran
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,642
- 2,863 male · 2,779 female
- Households
- 1,383
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.0%
- below Biridi block's villages (85.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 971
- above Biridi block's villages (961)
- Children aged 0–6
- 578
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,364
- 41.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,151 (38.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 100 (1.8%)
What the 2,364 workers did
- Cultivators461 (19.5%)
- Agricultural labourers375 (15.9%)
- Household industry38 (1.6%)
- Other work846 (35.8%)
- Marginal workers644 (27.2%)
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 Puran
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 9 km², 73% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college1 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus1 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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 Biridi block
- Adhanga Majurai
- Adhangagarh
- Allando
- Arana
- Badakhandeita
- Bagalpur
- Baredei
- Basandara
- Batimira
- Budhapada
- Daradagram
- Gopinathapur
- Hajipur
- Kulahaijanga
- Manguli
- Sadheisasan
- Sankhapur
- Sibapur
- Ukundara
- Uttarsasana
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Puran? Share it with us.