# Purusottampur Village, Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara (Odisha)

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Village · Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara 

# Purusottampur

Purusottampur is a village in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754210**. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 83 households**, the 136th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 350people (2011)
- 83households
- 86.2%literacy
- 754210PIN code

## Purusottampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purusottampur is 754210.** Purusottampur falls in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754210
- Gram panchayatIndalo
- Community development blockDerabisi
- Census village code396476

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?

- Kendrapara Sadar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)13 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)20 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Purusottampur; 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 · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Taoen
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Korua
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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**. About 74% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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, 58 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purusottampur · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**27%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****95%**

**65%

Television ****31%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**906

Working population ****32.6%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 80.3% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (25%) · **■** Marginal 55 (48%)

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 Kendrapara Sadar

- Ganiamuhan363 people
- Chhedara351 people
- Gandakhia350 people
- Madhurakul350 people
- Orsaka345 people
- Suryapur344 people
- Saranga342 people
- Chandiapali334 people

[All 185 villages in Kendrapara Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purusottampur?754210
- How far is Purusottampur from Kendrapara?13 km by road
- What is the population of Purusottampur?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purusottampur in?Kendrapara district (Kendrapara Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purusottampur?86.2% (Census 2011)
