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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 385756
- Pincode
- 758017
- Post office
- Rajanagar
- Population
- 397
- Households
- 94
- Literacy rate
- 52.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1158 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 258
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Purunia ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Purunia ranks #52 of 75 villages in Turumunga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.9%
−8.9% vs mandal average
- Purunia
- 52.9%
- Turumunga mandal
- 61.8%
- Kendujhar district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,158
+153 vs mandal average
- Purunia
- 1,158
- Turumunga mandal
- 1,005
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
- Purunia
- 4.2
- Turumunga mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Purunia ఒక్క చూపులో
Purunia ఒరిస్సాలోని కెందుజహర్ జిల్లా, Turumunga బ్లాక్లో 397 జనాభా 94 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Turumunga బ్లాక్లోని 75 గ్రామాలలో 52వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 53%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 62% కంటే 9 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1,158 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 758017, Rajanagar పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 385756. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 468, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Kantipada →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
పక్కపక్కన పోల్చండి →| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purunia · ఈ గ్రామం | 397 | 53% | — |
| Kantiapada · Turumunga | 1,582 | 61% | — |
| Jamunalia · Turumunga | 792 | 43% | — |
| Manpur · Turumunga | 706 | 55% | — |
| Bananipasi · Turumunga | 585 | 64% | — |
| Patadhanurjayapur · Turumunga | 410 | 59% | — |
| Bhogapasi · Turumunga | 200 | 67% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Purunia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KENDUJHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kantiapada
- Total area (ha)
- 110
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 9.74
- Forest area (ha)
- 10.43
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Purunia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Purunia
- LGD code
- 385756
- Pincode
- 758017
- Post office
- Rajanagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 397
- Population (projected 2026)
- 468
- Households
- 94
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1158
- Literacy rate
- 52.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Block / Mandal
- Turumunga
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 758017
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)