Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Purusottampur
Purusottampur is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 15,366 people in 3,224 households, up 7.8% from 14,249 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 15,366
- Literacy
- 78.2%
- Area
- 34.9 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 14
- Sub-district
- Purusottampur
- LGD body code
- 250531
People and work in Purusottampur
- Population
- 15,366
- 7,894 male · 7,472 female
- Households
- 3,224
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.2%
- men 86.8% · women 69.3%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 947
- about the same as urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 871
- People per km²
- 440
- Scheduled Castes
- 4,214 (27.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 16 (0.1%)
What the 5,991 workers did
- Cultivators441 (7.4%)
- Agricultural labourers901 (15.0%)
- Household industry163 (2.7%)
- Other work2,946 (49.2%)
- Marginal workers1,540 (25.7%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1971
Census counts for each decade in which Purusottampur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 34.9 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Purusottampur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,240 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 197 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 40 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 35 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 35 km
- Roads
- 45 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,102
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 10 (7 government, 3 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (1 government, 4 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 10 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 8
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since.
Other towns in Ganjam
- Brahmapur
- Hinjilicut
- Polasara
- Chhatrapur
- Asika
- Bhanjanagar
- Kabisurjyanagar
- Lochapada
- Buguda
- Surada
- Kodala
- Digapahandi
- Khalikote
- Rambha
- Ganjam
- Chikiti
- Bellaguntha
- Bhabinipur
- Surala
- Arjyapalli
- Suvani
- Kukudakhandi
- Gopalpur
- Lalsingi
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Purusottampur sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Purusottampur as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.