# Purusotampur Village, Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal 

# Purusotampur

Purusotampur is a village in Nihalprasad sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759016**. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 35 households**, the 47th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 117people (2011)
- 35households
- 43.9%literacy
- 759016PIN code

## Purusotampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purusotampur is 759016.** Purusotampur falls in Nihalprasad sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759016
- Gram panchayatMandar
- Community development blockGandia
- Census village code402774

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

## How far is Purusotampur from nearby towns?

- Nihalprasad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bhuban (nearest town)14 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 Purusotampur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Purusotampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Brundaban Pur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pingna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Purusotampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Purusotampur

Of every 100 households in Purusotampur in 2011, 44 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.

■ Purusotampur · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**33%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**29%

Own their home ****82%**

**98%

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 Purusotampur?

■ Purusotampur · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**875

Working population ****28.2%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.9% for men and 40.0% for women. 56% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 33 (100%)

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 Nihalprasad

- Belasaralunda281 people
- Dihasahi249 people
- Dhanabolkateni187 people
- Parbatakani182 people
- Asanabahali61 people
- Dhaulia55 people
- Kesarda33 people
- Talapada16 people

[All 60 villages in Nihalprasad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/nihalprasad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purusotampur?759016
- How far is Purusotampur from Dhenkanal?45 km by road
- What is the population of Purusotampur?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purusotampur in?Dhenkanal district (Nihalprasad sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purusotampur?43.9% (Census 2011)