# Purastampur Village, Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar (Odisha)

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Village · Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar 

# Purastampur

Purastampur is a village in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756060**. The 2011 Census counted **524 people in 118 households**, the 102nd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 524people (2011)
- 118households
- 73.2%literacy
- 756060PIN code

## Purastampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purastampur is 756060.** Purastampur falls in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756060
- Gram panchayatGenguti
- Community development blockBaleshwar Sadar
- Census village code392810

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Purastampur from nearby towns?

- Baleshwar Sadar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)8 km by road
- Baleshwar (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Purastampur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Purastampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baleshwar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baleshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baleshwar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Purastampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Purastampur

Of every 100 households in Purastampur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purastampur · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****10%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****62%**

**43%

Television ****44%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****15%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****85%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Purastampur?

■ Purastampur · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****512**

**932

Working population ****37.2%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 62.0% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 65 (33%) · **■** Marginal 72 (37%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baleshwar Sadar

- Astia549 people
- Madhupura541 people
- Uthuli537 people
- Nalkul527 people
- Bedhapanchaarada522 people
- Kathapal516 people
- Dahigadia514 people
- Haraspura508 people

[All 253 villages in Baleshwar Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/baleshwar-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purastampur?756060
- How far is Purastampur from Baleshwar?8 km by road
- What is the population of Purastampur?524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purastampur in?Baleshwar district (Baleshwar Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purastampur?73.2% (Census 2011)