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About Purusottampur Village

Purusottampur is a small village in Baisinga tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 234 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757082, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purusottampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purusottampur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Baisinga
Pincode 757082
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 234
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 94th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

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 61 km from Mayurbhanj, 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
Nearest railway station Amarda Road 17 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisinga 31 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 61 km

Villages closest to Purusottampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisinga 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 480. That makes it the 94th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Purusottampur village has 234 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purusottampur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Purusottampur is 757082. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purusottampur covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purusottampur falls under Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj 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 61 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purusottampur is in Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Amarda Road is about 17 km away. Jaleshwar is about 20 km away. Baisinga is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadikapada (2.5 km), Singalmunduli (8.9 km) and Basantapur (16 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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