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Purunapani Population - Mayurbhanj, Orissa

Purunapani is a medium size village located in Barsahi Block of Mayurbhanj district, Orissa with total 57 families residing. The Purunapani village has population of 241 of which 125 are males while 116 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purunapani village population of children with age 0-6 is 41 which makes up 17.01 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purunapani village is 928 which is lower than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Purunapani as per census is 640, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Purunapani village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Purunapani village was 55.50 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Purunapani Male literacy stands at 66.00 % while female literacy rate was 45.00 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Purunapani village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Purunapani village.

Purunapani Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 57 - -
Population 241 125 116
Child (0-6) 41 25 16
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 220 115 105
Literacy 55.50 % 66.00 % 45.00 %
Total Workers 152 75 77
Main Worker 6 - -
Marginal Worker 146 72 74

Caste Factor

In Purunapani village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 91.29 % of total population in Purunapani village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Purunapani village of Mayurbhanj.

Work Profile

In Purunapani village out of total population, 152 were engaged in work activities. 3.95 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 96.05 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 152 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.