# Purusottampur Village, Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/purusottampur-396500/ Village · Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara # Purusottampur Purusottampur is a village in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754223**. The 2011 Census counted **3,831 people in 1,008 households**, the 4th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 3,831people (2011) - 1,008households - 81.8%literacy - 754223PIN code ## Purusottampur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purusottampur is 754223.** Purusottampur falls in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754223 - Gram panchayatShyamsundarpur - Community development blockKendrapara - Census village code396500 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)3 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)3 km by road - Kendrapara (nearest town)3 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Purusottampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kendrapara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kendrapara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marsaghai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 and pulses**. About 95% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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, 53 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purusottampur · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **58% Toilet within the home ****20%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **90% Use banking services ****61%** **65% Television ****25%** **33% Mobile phone ****36%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **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+) ****81.8%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **906 Working population ****33.8%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 73.4% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 239 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (31%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 279 (22%) · **■** Marginal 351 (27%) 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 - Kusiapal4,829 people - Gualsingh4,205 people - Bagada3,844 people - Tarapur3,191 people - Bharatpur3,023 people - Garapur2,909 people - Bhagabatpur2,772 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?754223 - How far is Purusottampur from Kendrapara?3 km by road - What is the population of Purusottampur?3,831 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purusottampur in?Kendrapara district (Kendrapara Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Purusottampur?81.8% (Census 2011)