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Village snapshot
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Purusottampur is a village in Champua mandal, Kendujhar district, Odisha, with a population of 432 across 104 households. The village has a literacy rate of 60% and is located at coordinates 21.902°N, 87.363°E.
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- LGD code
- 385306
- Pincode
- 758034
- Post office
- Joda
- Population
- 432
- Households
- 104
- Literacy rate
- 60%
- Sex ratio
- 1238 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 209
- Distance to district centre
- 330 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 312 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 240 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 127 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dantan · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bhurangi Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Purusottampur compares
By population, Purusottampur ranks #88 of 131 villages in Champua mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.0%
+2.3% vs mandal average
Purusottampur60.0%
Champua mandal57.7%
Kendujhar district58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,238
+234 vs mandal average
Purusottampur1,238
Champua mandal1,004
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Purusottampur4.2
Champua mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Purusottampur at a glance
Purusottampur is a village of 432 people in 104 households (Census 2011) in Champua block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 88th-largest of 131 villages in Champua block. Literacy is 60%, 2 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,238 women per 1,000 men. It lies 330 km from the Kendujhar district centre, 10 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 9 km from Dantan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 758034, served by Joda post office; the LGD village code is 385306. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhurangi Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Daspalla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Chandra Behera. The population is estimated at 292 in 2026, down 32% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purusottampur · this village | 432 | 60% | — |
| Purusottampur · Athagad | 265 | — | 0 km N |
| Purusottampur · Khandapada | 826 | 77% | 0 km N |
| Purusottampur · Kendrapara Sadar | 350 | 78% | 0 km N |
| Purusottampur · Kendrapara Sadar | 3,831 | 74% | 0 km N |
| Purusottampur · Kendrapara | 1,900 | 76% | 0 km N |
| Purusottampur · Purusottampur | 265 | — | 0 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Purusottampur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JODA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 115
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kutaripasi
- Total area (ha)
- 160
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 118.06
- Forest area (ha)
- 21.43
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Purusottampur
- LGD code
- 385306
- Pincode
- 758034
- Post office
- Joda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 432
- Population (projected 2026)
- 292
- Households
- 104
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1238
- Literacy rate
- 60.0%
- Coordinates
- 21.90219°N, 87.36347°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Daspalla
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramesh Chandra Behera
- Block / Mandal
- Champua
Getting there
How to reach Purusottampur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar240 kmcapital
- Kolkata127 km
- Hyderabad1056 km
- Chennai1235 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDantan9 km
- Bus stopRadhanagar19 km
- Hospital / PHCBhurangi Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankegra, ssb college18 km
- CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science46 km
- Police stationHijli TOP Police Station47 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 758034
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Other villages named Purusottampur
Looking for a different Purusottampur? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Purusottampur →
- PurusottampurKendrapara Sadar · Kendrapara, Odisha3,831 pop
- PurusottampurJajpur Sadar · Jajapur, Odisha3,692 pop
- PurusottampurBadachana · Jajapur, Odisha3,061 pop
- PurusottampurKendrapara · Kendrapara, Odisha1,900 pop
- PurusottampurJajapur · Jajapur, Odisha1,733 pop
- PurusottampurChandipur · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal1,286 pop
- PurusottampurSalepur · Cuttack, Odisha1,254 pop
- PurusottampurNarasinghpur · Cuttack, Odisha1,105 pop
Other villages in Champua mandal
View all 60+ →- Rimuli
- Ramala
- Kalikaprasad
- Rajia
- Chamakpur
- Karanjia
- Gundunia
- Bhimapur(Bhuinpur)
- Godhuli
- Kodagadia
- Sarei
- Naradapur
- Badanai
- Parsala
- Kanjiasula
- Bala
- Raruangoda
- Bhanda
- Kainta
- Jamudalak
- Goda
- Basira
- Chimila
- Anandapur Alias Panchapokharia
- Patala
- Angulia
- Gambharia
- Taduabahal
- Moudi
- Sankarapur
- Sasanga
- Maheswarpur
- Banko
- Satahalia
- Ramachandrapur
- Kankadapat
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)