# Purusottampur Village, Marsaghai, Kendrapara (Odisha)

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Village · Marsaghai, Kendrapara 

# Purusottampur

Purusottampur is a village in Marsaghai sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754141**. The 2011 Census counted **371 people in 82 households**, the 75th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 371people (2011)
- 82households
- 82.4%literacy
- 754141PIN code

## Purusottampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purusottampur is 754141.** Purusottampur falls in Marsaghai sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754141
- Gram panchayatTikarpanga
- Community development blockMahakalapada
- Census village code396979

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?

- Marsaghai (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)52 km by road
- Paradip (nearest town)19 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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marsaghai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Marsaghai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marsaghai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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?

About 79% of the 118 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 Purusottampur

Of every 100 households in Purusottampur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purusottampur · ■ Marsaghai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**65%

Television ****53%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Marsaghai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****412**

**945

Working population ****22.1%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 73.5% for women. 41% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 41 (50%) · **■** Other work 40 (49%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Marsaghai

- Khamaganbindha501 people
- Sereinpur487 people
- Balana477 people
- Khurusiapat456 people
- Raipur319 people
- Alifa296 people
- Gopalapur120 people

[All 90 villages in Marsaghai](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/marsaghai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purusottampur?754141
- How far is Purusottampur from Kendrapara?52 km by road
- What is the population of Purusottampur?371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purusottampur in?Kendrapara district (Marsaghai sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Purusottampur?82.4% (Census 2011)