Gram panchayat · Rairangpur block · Mayurbhanj
Purunapani gram panchayat
Purunapani is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rairangpur block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 5,499 people in 1,337 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rairangpur assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 5,499
- Literacy
- 67.3%
- Area
- 25.4 km²
- LGD code
- 120299
Villages of Purunapani
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamalbandh | 266 | 969 | 67.1% | 1% | 55% |
| Dandbose | 183 | 842 | 64.8% | 14% | 80% |
| Kantabani | 187 | 720 | 76.2% | 10% | 37% |
| Patepani | 106 | 485 | 64.2% | 0% | 94% |
| Pokharia | 97 | 422 | 57.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Badsimila | 95 | 385 | 55.4% | 0% | 97% |
| Murugaghutu | 77 | 366 | 60.8% | 3% | 96% |
| Kalarda | 80 | 354 | 57.9% | 0% | 84% |
| Panposi | 96 | 337 | 80.7% | 0% | 5% |
| Sansimila | 84 | 312 | 88.0% | 0% | 1% |
| Anandpur | 66 | 307 | 65.6% | 11% | 74% |
| Dublabeda (OG) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Purunapani (OG) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ranipal (OG) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sanchampada (OG) | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Purunapani
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,499
- 2,679 male · 2,820 female
- Households
- 1,337
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.3%
- above Rairangpur block's villages (61.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,053
- about the same as Rairangpur block's villages (1,044)
- Children aged 0–6
- 850
- 15.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,410
- 43.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 243 (4.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,615 (65.7%)
What the 2,410 workers did
- Cultivators510 (21.2%)
- Agricultural labourers177 (7.3%)
- Household industry15 (0.6%)
- Other work473 (19.6%)
- Marginal workers1,235 (51.2%)
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 Purunapani
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 25 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 11
- Middle school3 of 11
- Secondary school1 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre2 of 11
- Anganwadi centre11 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 11
- Weekly haat1 of 11
- Primary schools
- 14
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Rairangpur block
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