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- LGD code
- 386344
- Pincode
- 758018
- Post office
- Suakati
- Population
- 211
- Households
- 50
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Sex ratio
- 918 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 122
Census 2011 · in context
How Purunapani compares
By population, Purunapani ranks #113 of 146 villages in Telkoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.7%
−4.5% vs mandal average
Purunapani51.7%
Telkoi mandal56.2%
Kendujhar district58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
−92 vs mandal average
Purunapani918
Telkoi mandal1,010
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Purunapani4.2
Telkoi mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Purunapani at a glance
Purunapani is a village of 211 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Telkoi block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 113th-largest of 146 villages in Telkoi block. Literacy is 52%, 5 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758018, served by Suakati post office; the LGD village code is 386344. The village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 249 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Oriyabirida →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purunapani · this village | 211 | 52% | — |
| Jata · Telkoi | 1,248 | 51% | — |
| Katarapali · Telkoi | 1,188 | 56% | — |
| Oriya · Telkoi | 945 | 55% | — |
| Dhanurjayapur · Telkoi | 448 | 58% | — |
| Pitanali · Telkoi | 281 | 47% | — |
| Sapalanji · Kanjipani | 191 | 22% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Purunapani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KENDUJHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 75
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 52
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Oriyabirida
- Total area (ha)
- 80
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5.03
- Forest area (ha)
- 21.89
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Purunapani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Purunapani
- LGD code
- 386344
- Pincode
- 758018
- Post office
- Suakati
- Population (Census 2011)
- 211
- Population (projected 2026)
- 249
- Households
- 50
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 918
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulbani
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uma Charan Mallick
- Block / Mandal
- Telkoi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 758018
- SuakatiKendujhar Sadar mandal3,764 pop
- DeuladihaTelkoi mandal2,206 pop
- TentuliKendujhar Sadar mandal1,995 pop
- TangaraniKendujhar Sadar mandal1,882 pop
- SibanarayanpurTelkoi mandal1,757 pop
- RaikalaKendujhar Sadar mandal1,652 pop
- SiriabahalTelkoi mandal1,618 pop
- NuagaonKendujhar Sadar mandal1,611 pop
- TalajagarKendujhar Sadar mandal1,454 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Purunapani
Looking for a different Purunapani? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Purunapani →
- PurunapaniHatibari · Sundargarh, Odisha3,652 pop
- PurunapaniRaibania · Baleshwar, Odisha3,078 pop
- PurunapaniBadampahar · Mayurbhanj, Odisha1,471 pop
- PurunapaniKochinda · Sambalpur, Odisha1,259 pop
- PurunapaniSoso · Kendujhar, Odisha917 pop
- PurunapaniJharpokharia · Mayurbhanj, Odisha897 pop
- PurunapaniBetanati · Mayurbhanj, Odisha879 pop
- PurunapaniThakurmunda · Mayurbhanj, Odisha852 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Purunapani
Other villages in Telkoi mandal
View all 60+ →- Telkoi
- Binjhabahal
- Karadangi
- Chhamunda
- Deuladiha
- Khuntapada
- Sibanarayanpur
- Sirigida
- Benamunda
- Golabandha
- Akula
- Siriabahal
- Dubulapal
- Nuagarh
- Bhimakand
- Jagamohanpur
- Saruali
- Ranibeda
- Kantalei
- Tungurabahal
- Merda
- Kaliahata
- Dandargouni
- Saleikena
- Jata
- Podanga
- Krushnapur
- Nuagaon
- Katarapali
- Gundurijoda
- Dimiria
- Sunduria
- Udayagiri
- Raisuan
- Purujoda
- Oriya
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)