Purana, Bahanaga
Purana is a village located in the Soro Tehsil of Baleshwar district of Odisha. The village falls in Bahanaga block and comes under Saud Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Bhadrak parliament constituency and Soro assembly constituency.
As on September 2025, the current population of Purana is 847 out of which 445 are males and rest 402 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 903 females per 1000 males. There are around 106 teenagers in Purana. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 610 persons can read and write. Total 198 people belonging to scheduled caste and 10 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 179 households in Purana, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 286. The pincode of Purana is 756042 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Bahanaga Sub Post office
- Iswarpur Branch Post office
- Kandagaridi Branch Post office
- Kochiakoili Branch Post office
- Santragadia Bazar Branch Post office
Schools
Purana has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Santragadia Nodal High School
- Government High School Bahanaga
- Siba Prasad Jagannath Trilochan Government High School, Saud
- Bahanaga Higher Secondary School Bahanaga
- Baba Panchalingeswar Higher Secondary School Santaragadia
Hospitals
Purana has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Bahanaga Sub-Center
- Bajana Sub-Center
- Bahanaga Primary Health Center
- Mareigaon Sub-Center
- Kandagaradi Sub-Center
Banks
Purana has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.