Gram panchayat · Balianta block · Khordha
Purohitpur gram panchayat
Purohitpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Balianta block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,489 people in 946 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jayadev assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,489
- Literacy
- 83.2%
- Area
- 6.8 km²
- LGD code
- 275274
Villages of Purohitpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purohitpur | 233 | 1,110 | 85.6% | 21% | 0% |
| Panikata | 202 | 976 | 85.7% | 23% | 0% |
| Singirisasan | 198 | 920 | 83.6% | 16% | 0% |
| Chadheibar | 168 | 766 | 68.6% | 41% | 15% |
| Barijanga | 145 | 717 | 90.4% | 26% | 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 Purohitpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,489
- 2,287 male · 2,202 female
- Households
- 946
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.2%
- about the same as Balianta block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 963
- about the same as Balianta block's villages (960)
- Children aged 0–6
- 457
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,460
- 32.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,112 (24.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 115 (2.6%)
What the 1,460 workers did
- Cultivators539 (36.9%)
- Agricultural labourers121 (8.3%)
- Household industry9 (0.6%)
- Other work675 (46.2%)
- Marginal workers116 (7.9%)
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 Purohitpur
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 7 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Tomato (1), Pumpkin (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
- Puranapradhan
- Sarakana
- Satyabhamapur
- Umadeibramhapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Purohitpur? Share it with us.