Purikona, Bissamcuttack
Purikona is a village located in the Bishamakatak Tehsil of Rayagada district of Odisha. The village falls in Bissamcuttack block and comes under Kanabai Gram Panchayat.
As on April 2025, the current population of Purikona is 698 out of which 324 are males and rest 374 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1154 females per 1000 males. There are around 92 teenagers in Purikona. It has literacy rate of 29% which means around 204 persons can read and write. Total 23 people belonging to scheduled caste and 667 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 160 households in Purikona, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 422. The pincode of Purikona is 765019 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Bissamcuttack Sub Post office
- B.Gotiguda Branch Post office
- Batalpur Branch Post office
- Bethiapada Branch Post office
- Chatikona Branch Post office
Schools
Purikona has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Maa Markama Higher Secondary School Bisam Cuttack
- Govt Ssd High School Gotiguda
- N.L.E.M. School
- Govt Ssd High School Kapapadar
- Govt High School, Bissamcuttack
Hospitals
Purikona has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Center-Kutragada
- Sub-Center-Jhigidi
- Sub-Center-Hatamuniguda
- Sub-Center-Kankubadi
- Sub-Center-Paikadakuluguda
Banks
Purikona has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.