Village · Chitrakonda, Malkangiri
# Purunapani

Purunapani is a village in Chitrakonda sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha, PIN code 764052. The 2011 Census counted 197 people in 45 households, the 48th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.4%.
- 197 people (2011)
- 45 households
- 26.4% literacy
- 764052 PIN code

## Purunapani PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Purunapani is 764052. Purunapani falls in Chitrakonda sub-district, Malkangiri district, Odisha.
- PIN code 764052
- Gram panchayat Nuaguda
- Community development block Korkunda
- Census village code 430646

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Purunapani from nearby towns?
- Chitrakonda (sub-district HQ) 57 km by road
- Malkangiri (district HQ) 81 km by road
- Balimela (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Purunapani?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Purunapani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chitrkonda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Balimela
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Malkangiri
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Purunapani known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 64% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Purunapani

Of every 100 households in Purunapani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purunapani · ■ Chitrakonda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 0% 1%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 99%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 100%
- Use banking services 0% 18%
- Television 0% 1%
- Mobile phone 4% 4%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 70% 74%
- Own their home 94% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Purunapani?

■ Purunapani · ■ Chitrakonda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 26.4% 34.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1052 1081
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1021
- Working population 64.5% 54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.1% for men and 6.1% for women. 66% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 63 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (5%) · ■ Other work 7 (6%) · ■ Marginal 51 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chitrakonda
- Anjaraguda 208 people
- Talapadar 204 people
- Tikarapada 200 people
- Mahupadar 198 people
- Dantunuguda 190 people
- Sariapali 188 people
- Bagariaguda 180 people
- Bayapada 167 people

All 93 villages in Chitrakonda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Purunapani? 764052
- How far is Purunapani from Malkangiri? 81 km by road
- What is the population of Purunapani? 197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purunapani in? Malkangiri district (Chitrakonda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purunapani? 26.4% (Census 2011)

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