Purakonda, Barjora
Purakonda is a village located in the Barjora Subdivision of Bankura district of West Bengal. The village falls in Barjora block and comes under Pakhanna Gram Panchayat.
As on April 2025, the current population of Purakonda is 1.4 thousands out of which 733 are males and rest 625 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 853 females per 1000 males. There are around 133 teenagers in Purakonda. It has literacy rate of 59% which means around 808 persons can read and write. Total 841 people belonging to scheduled caste and 19 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 339 households in Purakonda, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 486. The pincode of Purakonda is 722208 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Pakhanna Sub Post office
- Pearberia Branch Post office
- Tajpur Purakona Branch Post office
- Palashdanga Branch Post office
- Radhakantapur Branch Post office
Schools
Purakonda has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Palashdanga High School
- Baro Hazari S.C.H.Madrasah High School
- Pakhanna High School (High School)
- Tajpur High School
- Ashudi High School
Hospitals
Purakonda has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Tajpur Sub-Center
- Pakhanna Sub-Center
- Pakhanna Primary Health Center
- Baramana Sub-Center
- Rajprasadpur Sub-Center
Banks
Purakonda has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.