# Purana Village, Soro, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Soro, Baleshwar 

# Purana

Purana is a village in Soro sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756042**. The 2011 Census counted **756 people in 160 households**, the 118th largest of 324 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 756people (2011)
- 160households
- 83.8%literacy
- 756042PIN code

## Purana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purana is 756042.** Purana falls in Soro sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756042
- Gram panchayatSaud
- Community development blockBahanaga
- Census village code393823

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Purana from nearby towns?

- Soro (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)31 km by road
- Soro (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Purana?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Purana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gopalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gopalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gopalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Purana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Purana

Of every 100 households in Purana in 2011, 63 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purana · ■ Soro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****25%**

**45%

Television ****26%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Purana?

■ Purana · ■ Soro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**925

Working population ****33.7%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 75.6% for women. 61% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (11%) · **■** Other work 29 (11%) · **■** Marginal 111 (44%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Soro

- Kheranga796 people
- Alada785 people
- Reoda769 people
- Natapada761 people
- Keshapur755 people
- Kharida753 people
- Kiarpur741 people
- Guhaldihi740 people

[All 344 villages in Soro](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/soro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purana?756042
- How far is Purana from Baleshwar?31 km by road
- What is the population of Purana?756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purana in?Baleshwar district (Soro sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purana?83.8% (Census 2011)