Gram panchayat · Balianta block · Khordha
Puranapradhan gram panchayat
Puranapradhan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balianta block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 10 villages, home to 7,975 people in 1,760 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jayadev assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 10
- Population (2011)
- 7,975
- Literacy
- 82.4%
- Area
- 14 km²
- LGD code
- 119546
Villages of Puranapradhan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodhakhandi | 555 | 2,460 | 84.0% | 23% | 0% |
| Budhipada | 325 | 1,570 | 82.7% | 6% | 0% |
| Bisuniapada | 208 | 933 | 83.8% | 30% | 0% |
| Sisilo | 161 | 726 | 87.9% | 44% | 0% |
| Bayanpada | 160 | 655 | 79.0% | 38% | 0% |
| Puranpadhan | 107 | 544 | 80.1% | 17% | 0% |
| Puransasan | 115 | 533 | 75.8% | 55% | 0% |
| Erakanta | 79 | 325 | 76.2% | 69% | 0% |
| Anjira | 35 | 163 | 78.9% | 34% | 0% |
| Gothasabalia | 15 | 66 | 83.6% | 65% | 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 Puranapradhan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,975
- 4,088 male · 3,887 female
- Households
- 1,760
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.4%
- below Balianta block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 951
- about the same as Balianta block's villages (960)
- Children aged 0–6
- 798
- 10.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,862
- 35.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,223 (27.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,862 workers did
- Cultivators910 (31.8%)
- Agricultural labourers254 (8.9%)
- Household industry47 (1.6%)
- Other work757 (26.5%)
- Marginal workers894 (31.2%)
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 Puranapradhan
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 10 villages cover 14 km², 67% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 10
- Middle school4 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college0 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre2 of 10
- Anganwadi centre9 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump10 of 10
- Electricity for homes9 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road10 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Potato (1), Brinjal (1), Vegetables (1).
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 Balianta block
- Bainchua
- Balianta
- Bentapur
- Benupur
- Bhingarapur
- Jagfannathpur
- Jayabeda
- Jhinti Sasan
- Kakaruidrapur
- Pratap Sasan
- Prataprudrapur
- Purohitpur
- Sarakana
- Satyabhamapur
- Umadeibramhapur
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