Purusottampur | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Odisha#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Odisha, India |
Coordinates: | 19.53°N 84.88°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
Subdivision Name2: | Ganjam |
Founder: | Gajapati Purushottama Deva |
Government Type: | N.A.C. |
Governing Body: | Purushottampur N.A.C. |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 19 |
Population Total: | 15366 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 761018 |
Area Code: | 06811 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | OR-07/OD-07 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 800 ♂/♀ |
Demographics1 Info1: | Odia |
Purusottampur (also spelt as Purushottampur) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Purusottampur is located at 19.53°N 84.88°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 19m (62feet).
According to the 2001 India census,[2] Purusottampur had a population of 14,249. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Purusottampur has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 50%. In Purusottampur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Maximum summer temperature is 37 °C; minimum winter temperature is 17 °C. The mean daily temperature varies from 33 °C to 38 °C. May is the hottest month; December is the coldest. The average annual rainfall is 1250 mm and the region receives monsoon and torrential rainfall from July to October.
Purushottampur block and N.A.C. are part of Khalikote Assembly constituency and Kabisuryanagar Assembly constituency. It is a part of Aska (Lok Sabha constituency).