# Purastampur Village, Similia, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Similia, Baleshwar 

# Purastampur

Purastampur is a village in Similia sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756168**. The 2011 Census counted **239 people in 50 households**, the 180th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 239people (2011)
- 50households
- 89.6%literacy
- 756168PIN code

## Purastampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purastampur is 756168.** Purastampur falls in Similia sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756168
- Gram panchayatKhirkona
- Community development blockSimilia
- Census village code394153

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?

- Similia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Basudebpur (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sajarbad
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bantada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Majhikandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 84% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated.

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, 50 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purastampur · ■ Similia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**53%

Television ****22%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purastampur?

■ Purastampur · ■ Similia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312**

**925

Working population ****31.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 84.3% for women. 63% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (33%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 36 (47%)

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

- Alada250 people
- Ankula249 people
- Nachhipur249 people
- Subalayapatana242 people
- Radhakrushanpur238 people
- Maujampur237 people
- Basukharji233 people
- Nandapur231 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purastampur?756168
- How far is Purastampur from Baleshwar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Purastampur?239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purastampur in?Baleshwar district (Similia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purastampur?89.6% (Census 2011)