Gram panchayat · Raghunathpur block · Jagatsinghpur
Purunabasanta gram panchayat
Purunabasanta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Raghunathpur block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,074 people in 772 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Tirtol assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 3,074
- Literacy
- 88.7%
- Area
- 3.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118199
Villages of Purunabasanta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purunabasanta | 422 | 1,710 | 88.7% | 24% | 0% |
| Deulisahi | 202 | 846 | 89.4% | 32% | 1% |
| Balansa | 148 | 518 | 88.0% | 18% | 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 Purunabasanta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,074
- 1,618 male · 1,456 female
- Households
- 772
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.7%
- above Raghunathpur block's villages (87.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 900
- below Raghunathpur block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 302
- 9.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,258
- 40.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 785 (25.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 9 (0.3%)
What the 1,258 workers did
- Cultivators192 (15.3%)
- Agricultural labourers202 (16.1%)
- Household industry23 (1.8%)
- Other work359 (28.5%)
- Marginal workers482 (38.3%)
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 Purunabasanta
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 4 km², 92% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), 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 Raghunathpur block
- Baragola
- Bidyadharpur
- Chhapada
- Chikinia
- Dharadharpur
- Eradanga
- Gualipur
- Jagannathpur
- Jaisol
- Odheikula
- Purunaodapada
- Radhanga
- Raghunathpur
- Redhua
- Sadadeipur
- Tanara
- Tarapur
- Tarikunda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Purunabasanta? Share it with us.