Puri
Puri is a town in Odisha state of India and serves as Nagar Parishad. It is also one of the districts of Odisha.
As on December 2024, the current population of Puri is 2.24 lakhs out of which 1.16 lakhs are males and rest 1.08 lakhs are females. The sex ratio of this town is 927 females per 1000 males. There are around 18.5 thousands teenagers in Puri. It has literacy rate of 80% which means around 1.79 lakhs persons can read and write. Total 17.4 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.1 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 45.9 thousands households in Puri, which means every family has 5 members on average. The town has working population of 80.1 thousands.
Schools
Puri has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Samanta Chandra Sekhar Higher Secondary School Puri
- Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Ghoda Bazar
- Saraswati Shisumandir
- Kendriya Vidyalaya, Puri
- Nimapada Higher Secondary School Nimapada
Hospitals
Puri has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Puri has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Abadan
- Bank of Baroda Balidukan, Orissa
- Bank of Baroda Balighata, Orissa
- Bank of Baroda Ekchalia
- Bank of Baroda Harispur, Puri
Puri District
Puri is one of the 30 districts of Odisha, spread in an area of 3479 square kilometers. It is divided into 15 Tehsils and 11 blocks. As on 31st December 2024, the current population of Puri district is 18.94 lakhs, which includes urban population of 2.95 lakhs and rural population of 15.99 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 963 females per 1000 males. There are 4.1 lakhs houses in the district which means every household has around 5 members. There are around 1.73 lakhs teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 76% which means around 14.41 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 6.93 lakhs. Total 3.63 lakhs people belonging to scheduled caste and 6.8 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Tehsils in Puri district
Puri district has total 15 Tehsil.
- Delanga
- Pipili
- Nimapada
- Kakatpur
- Astaranga
- Konark
- Gop
- Ramachandi
- Satyabadi
- Chandanpur
- Sadar
- Brahmagiri
- Gadisagada
- Krushna Prasad
- Puri (M)
Blocks in Puri district
Puri district has total 11 blocks.
Puri Zilla Parishad
Jyotirmaya Dalai is the President (Adhyaksha) of Zilla Parishad Puri, who can be contacted at email address jyotirmaya.ashokd@gmail.com and mobile number 99374xxx57. The office landline number is 06752-22**36. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Jyotishankar Mohapatra, who can be reached at email address ori-dpuri@nic.in and mobile number 94372xxx31. The office address is Drda, Office Building, Kacheri Road, Puri, Pincode - 752001. You can reach there by taking a bus till Puri Bus Stand which is around 3 km away. The office has internet facility.Puri Zilla Parishad consists of total 11 Panchayat Samiti.