# Purusotampur Village, Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha)

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Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur 

# Purusotampur

Purusotampur is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 62 households**, the 191st largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 224people (2011)
- 62households
- 93.8%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Purusotampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purusotampur is 754140.** Purusotampur falls in Balikuda sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatTandikula
- Community development blockBalikuda
- Census village code398214

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?

- Balikuda (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (nearest town)23 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balikuda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balikuda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagatsinghpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Purusotampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 100% of the 26 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 Purusotampur

Of every 100 households in Purusotampur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purusotampur · ■ Balikuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**41%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****47%**

**51%

Television ****30%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Balikuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**933

Working population ****29.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 90.4% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (6%) · **■** Marginal 7 (11%)

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 Balikuda

- Gahirapada237 people
- Alijanga231 people
- Olasa231 people
- Balikuda226 people
- Nabanga213 people
- Kodamula211 people
- Jaganathpur210 people
- Jaigan210 people

[All 235 villages in Balikuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purusotampur?754140
- How far is Purusotampur from Jagatsinghapur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Purusotampur?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purusotampur in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purusotampur?93.8% (Census 2011)