Purantarai, Geedam

Purantarai (पुरणतराई) is a village located in the Barsur Tehsil of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Geedam block and comes under Upet Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Bastar parliament constituency and Dantewada assembly constituency.

As on November 2024, the current population of Purantarai is 734 out of which 351 are males and rest 383 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1091 females per 1000 males. There are around 94 teenagers in Purantarai. It has literacy rate of 29% which means around 213 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 734 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 165 households in Purantarai, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 455. The pincode of Purantarai is 494449 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Dantewada Sub Post office
• Pharaspal Branch Post office
• Pondoom Branch Post office
• Teknar Branch Post office
• Kumharras Branch Post office

Schools

Purantarai has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Twd Primary School Purantarai
• Twd Middle School Purantarai

Hospitals

Purantarai has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Balood Sub-Center
• Gatam Sub-Center
• Molasnar Sub-Center
• Chandenar Sub-Center
• Chikpal Sub-Center

Banks

Purantarai has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Dantewada
• Bank of Baroda Dantewada
• Bank of Baroda Matapal
• Central Bank of India Dantewada
• HDFC Bank Dantewada