# Purusottampur Village, Jajpur Sadar, Jajapur (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jajapur/jajpur-sadar/purusottampur-401049/ Village · Jajpur Sadar, Jajapur # Purusottampur Purusottampur is a village in Jajpur Sadar sub-district of Jajapur district, Odisha, PIN code **755009**. The 2011 Census counted **1,733 people in 386 households**, the 20th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%. - 1,733people (2011) - 386households - 88.9%literacy - 755009PIN code ## Purusottampur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purusottampur is 755009.** Purusottampur falls in Jajpur Sadar sub-district, Jajapur district, Odisha. - PIN code755009 - Gram panchayatMaheswarpur - Community development blockJajapur - Census village code401049 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purusottampur from nearby towns? - Jajpur Sadar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jajapur (district HQ)12 km by road - Jajapur (nearest town)12 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 Purusottampur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Purusottampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kabirpur - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mugupal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mugupal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuakhia - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Purusottampur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and vegetable**. About 29% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Purusottampur Of every 100 households in Purusottampur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Purusottampur · ■ Jajpur Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **43% Toilet within the home ****20%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****29%** **33% Television ****31%** **21% Mobile phone ****28%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **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 Purusottampur? ■ Purusottampur · ■ Jajpur Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%** **81.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **915 Working population ****39.2%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 82.9% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (12%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 218 (32%) · **■** Marginal 282 (42%) 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 Jajpur Sadar - Sanakujhala1,792 people - Badachapoi1,768 people - Rekabibazar1,755 people - Gobindpur1,738 people - Maheswar Pur1,668 people - Mallapada1,660 people - Kacherigan1,624 people - Risipur1,605 people [All 158 villages in Jajpur Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jajapur/jajpur-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purusottampur?755009 - How far is Purusottampur from Jajapur?12 km by road - What is the population of Purusottampur?1,733 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purusottampur in?Jajapur district (Jajpur Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Purusottampur?88.9% (Census 2011)