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Purusottampur

Champua mandal
Pincode 758034
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Purusottampur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Kandhamal
PC 13
→VS
Daspalla
AC 121 · SC
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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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
Purusottampur
60.0%
Champua mandal
57.7%
Kendujhar district
58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,238
+234 vs mandal average
Purusottampur
1,238
Champua mandal
1,004
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Purusottampur
4.2
Champua mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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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

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Purusottampur · this village43260%—
Purusottampur · Athagad265—0 km N
Purusottampur · Khandapada82677%0 km N
Purusottampur · Kendrapara Sadar35078%0 km N
Purusottampur · Kendrapara Sadar3,83174%0 km N
Purusottampur · Kendrapara1,90076%0 km N
Purusottampur · Purusottampur265—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.

Notice board · Purusottampur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

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

Mandal centre
Champua · ≈ 312 km
≈ 10 h 40 min by car · 12 h 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kendujhar · ≈ 330 km
≈ 11 h 17 min by car · 13 h 24 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 16,280 people
Sabra · ≈ 9.9 km
≈ 20 min by car · 24 min by bike
Directions
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
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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)
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