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- LGD code
- 390558
- Pincode
- 757100
- Post office
- Bahanada Sathilo
- Population
- 633
- Households
- 162
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 403
Census 2011 · in context
How Purikhunta compares
By population, Purikhunta ranks #67 of 157 villages in Betanati mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.7%
−2.6% vs mandal average
Purikhunta54.7%
Betanati mandal57.3%
Mayurbhanj district54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+19 vs mandal average
Purikhunta1,003
Betanati mandal984
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
Purikhunta3.9
Betanati mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Purikhunta at a glance
Purikhunta is a village of 633 people in 162 households (Census 2011) in Betanati block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 67th-largest of 157 villages in Betanati block. Literacy is 55%, 3 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757100, served by Bahanada Sathilo post office; the LGD village code is 390558. The village votes in Kamakhyanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satrughan Jena. The population is estimated at 746 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Purinda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purikhunta · this village | 633 | 55% | — |
| Sansa · Betanati | 987 | 61% | — |
| Amanida · Betanati | 847 | 54% | — |
| Bhurukundi · Betanati | 822 | 56% | — |
| Purinda · Betanati | 818 | 63% | — |
| Rautara · Betanati | 705 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Purikhunta
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARIPADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Purinda
- Total area (ha)
- 105
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Purikhunta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Purikhunta
- LGD code
- 390558
- Pincode
- 757100
- Post office
- Bahanada Sathilo
- Population (Census 2011)
- 633
- Population (projected 2026)
- 746
- Households
- 162
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kamakhyanagar
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Satrughan Jena
- Block / Mandal
- Betanati
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- Santara
- Saria
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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)