# Purunaguma Village, Orkel, Malkangiri (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Orkel, Malkangiri 

# Purunaguma

Purunaguma is a village in Orkel sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha, PIN code **764043**. The 2011 Census counted **626 people in 99 households**, the 31st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%.

- 626people (2011)
- 99households
- 73.4%literacy
- 764043PIN code

## Purunaguma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purunaguma is 764043.** Purunaguma falls in Orkel sub-district, Malkangiri district, Odisha.

- PIN code764043
- Gram panchayatKudumuluguma
- Community development blockKudumulgum
- Census village code430884

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

## How far is Purunaguma from nearby towns?

- Orkel (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Malkangiri (district HQ)54 km by road
- Malkangiri (nearest town)58 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 Purunaguma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kudumuluguma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balimela
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Purunaguma known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and tamarind**. About 19% of the 370 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 Purunaguma

Of every 100 households in Purunaguma in 2011, 14 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purunaguma · ■ Orkel rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**97%

Use banking services ****65%**

**30%

Television ****15%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**40%

Own their home ****82%**

**96%

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 Purunaguma?

■ Purunaguma · ■ Orkel rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**49.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****2661**

**1063

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1607**

**1030

Working population ****36.7%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 75.9% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 25 (11%) · **■** Marginal 128 (56%)

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 Orkel

- Bikramapur691 people
- Tandikonda670 people
- Naliguda661 people
- Tekaguda651 people
- Gundriguda600 people
- Ramakrishnapalli M.V.109592 people
- Pushpali M.V.103562 people
- M.V.-53552 people

[All 109 villages in Orkel](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/malkangiri/orkel/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purunaguma?764043
- How far is Purunaguma from Malkangiri?54 km by road
- What is the population of Purunaguma?626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purunaguma in?Malkangiri district (Orkel sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purunaguma?73.4% (Census 2011)