Gram panchayat · Krushnaprasad block · Puri
Pirijipur gram panchayat
Pirijipur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Krushnaprasad block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,135 people in 661 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brahmagiri assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,135
- Literacy
- 87.9%
- Area
- 9.9 km²
- LGD code
- 121005
Villages of Pirijipur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorapur | 218 | 1,020 | 88.7% | 54% | 0% |
| Gangadharapur | 153 | 722 | 83.3% | 100% | 0% |
| Pirijipur | 106 | 546 | 90.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Sipakudapatna | 114 | 535 | 84.7% | 96% | 0% |
| Banamalipurpatna | 70 | 312 | 95.5% | 98% | 1% |
| Chandramarauninhabited | 0 | 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 Pirijipur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,135
- 1,565 male · 1,570 female
- Households
- 661
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.9%
- above Krushnaprasad block's villages (81.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,003
- above Krushnaprasad block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 366
- 11.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,173
- 37.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,089 (66.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.1%)
What the 1,173 workers did
- Cultivators69 (5.9%)
- Agricultural labourers8 (0.7%)
- Household industry52 (4.4%)
- Other work819 (69.8%)
- Marginal workers225 (19.2%)
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 Pirijipur
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 6 villages cover 10 km², 29% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 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 office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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 Krushnaprasad block
- Alanda
- Arakhakuda
- Badajhada
- Badannala
- Bajrakot
- Berhampur
- Budhibar
- Gambhari
- Gomundia
- Gopinathapur
- Krushna Prasad
- Malud
- Manika
- Nuapada
- Panspada
- Ramalenka
- Satapada
- Siala
- Siandi
- Titipa
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Pirijipur? Share it with us.