Purana, Balikuda
Purana is a village located in the Balikuda Tehsil of Jagatsinghapur district of Odisha. The village falls in Balikuda block and comes under Alabol Gram Panchayat.
As on November 2024, the current population of Purana is 429 out of which 218 are males and rest 211 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 968 females per 1000 males. There are around 32 teenagers in Purana. It has literacy rate of 81% which means around 349 persons can read and write. Total 108 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 104 households in Purana, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 166. The pincode of Purana is 754108 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Balikuda Sub Post office
- Alabol Branch Post office
- Alavar Branch Post office
- Alikanta Branch Post office
- Baigani Branch Post office
Schools
Purana has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Balikuda Higher Secondary School Balikuda
- Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Balikuda
- Govt. High School, Balikuda
- Balikuda Women S Higher Secondary School Balikuda
- St. Xavier School
Hospitals
Purana has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Center Krushnadaspur
- Sub-Center Garama
- Sub-Center Alabol
- Sub-Center Balikuda H.Q.
- Tarasahi Primary Health Center
Banks
Purana has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.