Purkia, Banarpal
Purkia is a village located in the Banarpal Tehsil of Anugul district of Odisha. The village falls in Banarpal block and comes under Bauligarh Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Dhenkanal parliament constituency and Angul assembly constituency.
As on February 2025, the current population of Purkia is 1.4 thousands out of which 752 are males and rest 681 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 906 females per 1000 males. There are around 127 teenagers in Purkia. It has literacy rate of 74% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 92 people belonging to scheduled caste and 10 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 360 households in Purkia, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 410. The pincode of Purkia is 759128 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Banarpal Sub Post office
- Nuahata Branch Post office
- Garh Santiri Branch Post office
- Sanjapada Branch Post office
- Arahat Branch Post office
Schools
Purkia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Saint Lawrence
- Dibyadarsan Sishu Mandir
- Panchagarh Somanath Singh Jagadev Higher Secondary School Banarpal
- Panchagarh Bijay Kumar High School, Banarpal
- Delhi Public School, Banarpal
Hospitals
Purkia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Fulpada Sub-Center
- Nuahata Sub-Center
- Banarpal Community Health Center
- Tulasipal Sub-Center
- Talmul Sub-Center
Banks
Purkia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.