Gram panchayat · Kendrapada block · Kendrapara
Purushottampur gram panchayat
Purushottampur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kendrapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 8,455 people in 2,052 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 8,455
- Literacy
- 81.6%
- Area
- 13.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119119
Villages of Purushottampur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purusottampur | 1,008 | 3,831 | 81.8% | 30% | 0% |
| Purusottampur | 440 | 1,900 | 84.7% | 9% | 0% |
| Korua | 322 | 1,459 | 74.4% | 41% | 0% |
| Era | 219 | 994 | 84.1% | 55% | 0% |
| Kanheipur | 63 | 271 | 86.2% | 0% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Purushottampur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,455
- 4,274 male · 4,181 female
- Households
- 2,052
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.6%
- below Kendrapada block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 978
- below Kendrapada block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 857
- 10.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,644
- 31.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,466 (29.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 9 (0.1%)
What the 2,644 workers did
- Cultivators1,055 (39.9%)
- Agricultural labourers610 (23.1%)
- Household industry26 (1.0%)
- Other work424 (16.0%)
- Marginal workers529 (20.0%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Purushottampur
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 14 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school5 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (5).
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. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Kendrapada block
- Ayeba
- Bagada
- Baro
- Bhagabatpur
- Bharatpur
- Chakroda
- Chandanpur
- Charigaon
- Dhola
- Dhumat
- Gangapada
- Ghagara
- Gulnagar
- Indupur
- Jamdhar
- Kalapada
- Kansar
- Kapaleswar
- Keshpur
- Koro
- Kutarang
- Nikirai
- Ostapur
- Palasingha
- Sanamanatia
- Shyamsundarpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Purushottampur? Share it with us.