Gram panchayat · Gopabandhunagar block · Mayurbhanj
Puruna-baripada gram panchayat
Puruna-baripada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gopabandhunagar block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,713 people in 1,386 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Udala assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,713
- Literacy
- 71.9%
- Area
- 9.6 km²
- LGD code
- 120157
Villages of Puruna-baripada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purunabaripada | 363 | 1,555 | 76.3% | 8% | 40% |
| Raipada | 212 | 822 | 76.9% | 17% | 20% |
| Chaturigadiamal | 197 | 821 | 64.9% | 9% | 67% |
| Gadadharakumaripur Sasan | 181 | 743 | 65.4% | 41% | 18% |
| Khadikapada | 175 | 657 | 79.3% | 32% | 14% |
| Gohiradiha | 111 | 468 | 68.2% | 0% | 59% |
| Mankadakenda | 99 | 424 | 69.5% | 91% | 6% |
| Khuntadahi | 48 | 223 | 60.9% | 0% | 100% |
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 Puruna-baripada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,713
- 2,826 male · 2,887 female
- Households
- 1,386
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.9%
- above Gopabandhunagar block's villages (65.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,022
- above Gopabandhunagar block's villages (1,007)
- Children aged 0–6
- 733
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,611
- 45.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,242 (21.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,083 (36.5%)
What the 2,611 workers did
- Cultivators308 (11.8%)
- Agricultural labourers335 (12.8%)
- Household industry33 (1.3%)
- Other work722 (27.7%)
- Marginal workers1,213 (46.5%)
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 Puruna-baripada
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 10 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus1 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), 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 Gopabandhunagar block
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