# Purunia Village, Turumunga, Kendujhar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Turumunga, Kendujhar 

# Purunia

Purunia is a village in Turumunga sub-district of Kendujhar district, Odisha, PIN code **758017**. The 2011 Census counted **397 people in 94 households**, the 71st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 397people (2011)
- 94households
- 62.9%literacy
- 758017PIN code

## Purunia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purunia is 758017.** Purunia falls in Turumunga sub-district, Kendujhar district, Odisha.

- PIN code758017
- Gram panchayatKantiapada
- Community development blockPatana
- Census village code385756

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

## How far is Purunia from nearby towns?

- Turumunga (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kendujhar (district HQ)23 km by road
- Kendujhar (nearest town)18 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 Purunia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Purunia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharapada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kainda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 14 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 Purunia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Purunia

Of every 100 households in Purunia in 2011, 32 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purunia · ■ Turumunga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**26%

Use banking services ****48%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Purunia?

■ Purunia · ■ Turumunga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1158**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**993

Working population ****65.0%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 55.7% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 194 (75%)

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 Turumunga

- Mayurapankha427 people
- Talapada413 people
- Patadhanurjayapur410 people
- Raikala399 people
- Jharabeda390 people
- Kimirdapasi383 people
- Padiapasi379 people
- Mangalapur365 people

[All 108 villages in Turumunga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendujhar/turumunga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purunia?758017
- How far is Purunia from Kendujhar?23 km by road
- What is the population of Purunia?397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purunia in?Kendujhar district (Turumunga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purunia?62.9% (Census 2011)