# Prusottampur Village, Similia, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Similia, Baleshwar 

# Prusottampur

Prusottampur is a village in Similia sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756166**. The 2011 Census counted **2,777 people in 591 households**, the 6th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 2,777people (2011)
- 591households
- 82.2%literacy
- 756166PIN code

## Prusottampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Prusottampur is 756166.** Prusottampur falls in Similia sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756166
- Gram panchayatPurusottampur
- Community development blockSimilia
- Census village code394262

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

## How far is Prusottampur from nearby towns?

- Similia (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)63 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town)19 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 Prusottampur?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Prusottampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadrak
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Prusottampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 228 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 Prusottampur

Of every 100 households in Prusottampur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Prusottampur · ■ Similia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**95%

Use banking services ****67%**

**53%

Television ****30%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Prusottampur?

■ Prusottampur · ■ Similia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**925

Working population ****35.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 74.7% for women. 59% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 253 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 214 (22%) · **■** Marginal 204 (21%)

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 Similia

- Markona3,227 people
- Garsankh3,225 people
- Andrai2,914 people
- Maitapur2,907 people
- Bari2,453 people
- Jamujhadi2,423 people
- Muruna2,416 people
- Kupura2,205 people

[All 243 villages in Similia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/similia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Prusottampur?756166
- How far is Prusottampur from Baleshwar?63 km by road
- What is the population of Prusottampur?2,777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prusottampur in?Baleshwar district (Similia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Prusottampur?82.2% (Census 2011)
