Purikhunta, Badasahi
Purikhunta is a village located in the Barsahi Tehsil of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The village falls in Badasahi block and comes under Chandanpur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Balasore parliament constituency and Badasahi assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Purikhunta is 499 out of which 245 are males and rest 254 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1037 females per 1000 males. There are around 60 teenagers in Purikhunta. It has literacy rate of 59% which means around 293 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 306 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 101 households in Purikhunta, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 246. The pincode of Purikhunta is 757026 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Barsahi Sub Post office
- Gendagadia Branch Post office
- Singtia Branch Post office
- Kendudiha Branch Post office
- Khuntapal Branch Post office
Schools
Purikhunta has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Barasahi Panchayat Samiti Higher Secondary School, Barasahi
- Deulia Govt. High School
- Govt.Upper Primary School Badasahi
- R.K. Govt High School Singtia
- Vivekananda Siksha Kendra Badasahi
Hospitals
Purikhunta has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kuradiaha Sub-Center
- Kendudiha Sub-Center
- Badasahi Community Health Center
- Ranibbandh Primary Health Center
- Bhandagan Sub-Center
Banks
Purikhunta has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.