Village · Bishamakatak, Rayagada
# Purunapani

Purunapani is a village in Bishamakatak sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code 765019. The 2011 Census counted 73 people in 20 households, the 249th largest of 289 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 42.6%.
- 73 people (2011)
- 20 households
- 36.5% literacy
- 765019 PIN code

## Purunapani PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Purunapani is 765019. Purunapani falls in Bishamakatak sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.
- PIN code 765019
- Gram panchayat Thuapadi
- Community development block Bishamakatak
- Census village code 425199

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

## How far is Purunapani from nearby towns?
- Bishamakatak (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ) 51 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town) 56 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Purunapani?

6 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
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 11 h summer · 14 h winter

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, ragi and pulses. About 70% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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, 10 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purunapani · ■ Bishamakatak rural average
- Electricity for lighting 10% 13%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 26% 44%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 0% 13%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 0% 55%
- Own their home 100% 95%

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

## What is the population of Purunapani?

■ Purunapani · ■ Bishamakatak rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 36.5% 42.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 1111
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 429 945
- Working population 54.8% 53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 18.2% for women. 51% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (20%) · ■ Other work 2 (5%) · ■ Marginal 26 (65%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bishamakatak
- Huruli 80 people
- Patalamba 80 people
- Paraja Kupuli 77 people
- Nandi 74 people
- Mundiguda 72 people
- Rungudi 70 people
- Panuguda 65 people
- Sogadi 64 people

All 318 villages in Bishamakatak

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Purunapani? 765019
- How far is Purunapani from Rayagada? 51 km by road
- What is the population of Purunapani? 73 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purunapani in? Rayagada district (Bishamakatak sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purunapani? 36.5% (Census 2011)

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