# Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Ganjam, Odisha 

# Purusottampur

Purusottampur is a sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha. At the 2011 Census it had **159,869 people**, 1 town and 107 villages (97 inhabited). The largest village is Bhatakumarada (7,649 people).

- 159,869people (2011)
- 107villages
- 1towns
- 67.5%literacy

## Population of Purusottampur compared with Ganjam

■ Purusottampur · ■ Ganjam district

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**908

Working population ****44.1%**

**42.6%

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

## Homes and amenities in Purusottampur

Of every 100 households in Purusottampur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purusottampur · ■ Ganjam district

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**54%

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

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**70%

Tap water ****29%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**81%

Use banking services ****46%**

**48%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****93%**

**89%

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

## Towns in Purusottampur

- Purusottampur15,366 people

## Largest villages in Purusottampur

- Bhatakumarada · 7,649 people
- Sikula · 5,645 people
- Ashokanagar · 4,675 people
- Sunadhara · 4,350 people
- Dhobadi · 3,956 people
- Nandika · 3,812 people
- Sahapur · 3,742 people
- Arakhapur · 3,530 people
- Jamuni · 3,463 people
- Chingudighai · 3,436 people
- Pratappur · 3,153 people
- Gangadahani · 3,075 people
- Bhabandha · 3,010 people
- Ranajhali · 2,579 people
- Solaghara · 2,397 people
- Sarasingi · 2,363 people

[All 107 villages in Purusottampur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Purusottampur?107 (97 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Purusottampur in?Ganjam district, Odisha
- What is the population of Purusottampur?159,869 (Census 2011)