# Purohitpur Village, Choudwar, Cuttack (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Choudwar, Cuttack 

# Purohitpur

Purohitpur is a village in Choudwar sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code **754028**. The 2011 Census counted **317 people in 67 households**, the 35th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 317people (2011)
- 67households
- 65.0%literacy
- 754028PIN code

## Purohitpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purohitpur is 754028.** Purohitpur falls in Choudwar sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha.

- PIN code754028
- Gram panchayatAgrahat
- Community development blockTangi Choudwar
- Census village code399263

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

## How far is Purohitpur from nearby towns?

- Choudwar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Cuttack (district HQ)15 km by road
- Choudwar (nearest town)7 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 Purohitpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Purohitpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Choudwar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Choudwar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Choudwar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Purohitpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Purohitpur

Of every 100 households in Purohitpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purohitpur · ■ Choudwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**25%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**43%

Television ****2%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Purohitpur?

■ Purohitpur · ■ Choudwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1529**

**952

Working population ****28.4%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 20 (22%)

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 Choudwar

- Padhania581 people
- Angarjori505 people
- Kumbhei422 people
- Haripur351 people
- Garudgaon293 people
- Palasia274 people
- Banto266 people
- Belda262 people

[All 60 villages in Choudwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/choudwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purohitpur?754028
- How far is Purohitpur from Cuttack?15 km by road
- What is the population of Purohitpur?317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purohitpur in?Cuttack district (Choudwar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purohitpur?65.0% (Census 2011)