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About Purusottampur Village

Purusottampur is a small village in Baliapal tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 134 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purusottampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purusottampur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Baliapal
Pincode 756024
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 134
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purusottampur compares

By the 2011 count Purusottampur is the 123rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Purusottampur

Purusottampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purusottampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purusottampur from other places

Purusottampur lies about 32 km from Baleshwar, and the nearest railway station is Amarda Road, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Purusottampur
Tehsil headquarters Baliapal 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Amarda Road 17 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 20 km
District headquarters Baleshwar 32 km

Villages closest to Purusottampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baliapal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Purusottampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purusottampur village had a population of 272. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Purusottampur village has 134 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purusottampur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Purusottampur is 756024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purusottampur covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purusottampur falls under Baliapal tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Purusottampur is Amarda Road, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purusottampur.

Purusottampur is about 32 km from Baleshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purusottampur is in Baliapal tehsil of Baleshwar district. Baliapal is about 8.8 km away. Amarda Road is about 17 km away. Jaleshwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaupada (2.5 km), Khadikapada (2.5 km) and Madhupura (7.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Purusottampur today is likely to be higher.

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