Gram panchayat · Nuagaon block · Sundargarh
Purunapani gram panchayat
Purunapani is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nuagaon block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 4,395 people in 1,002 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Biramitrapur assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 4,395
- Literacy
- 70.1%
- Area
- 10.5 km²
- LGD code
- 121724
Villages of Purunapani
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purunapani | 830 | 3,652 | 71.0% | 19% | 66% |
| Gutitangar | 172 | 743 | 65.6% | 0% | 92% |
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
- 4,395
- 2,192 male · 2,203 female
- Households
- 1,002
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.1%
- above Nuagaon block's villages (61.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,005
- about the same as Nuagaon block's villages (1,013)
- Children aged 0–6
- 528
- 12.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,627
- 37.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 688 (15.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,107 (70.7%)
What the 1,627 workers did
- Cultivators176 (10.8%)
- Agricultural labourers5 (0.3%)
- Household industry13 (0.8%)
- Other work636 (39.1%)
- Marginal workers797 (49.0%)
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 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 10 km², 90% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school1 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Vegetable (2).
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 Nuagaon block
- Ankurpali
- Badajojoda
- Bagdega
- Barilepta
- Chitapedi
- Hatibari
- Jahaditoli
- Kandarkela
- Kardega
- Karkatnasa
- Khuntgaon
- Kokerama
- Limda
- Lukumbeda
- Menmena
- Nuagaon
- Sorda
- Teterkela
- Urmei
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Purunapani? Share it with us.