Purusottampur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
Purusottampur is a village in Baisinga mandal, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, with a population of 480 across 102 households. The village has a literacy rate of 45.4% and is located at 21.902°N, 87.363°E.
By population, Purusottampur ranks #56 of 130 villages in Baisinga mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Purusottampur is a village of 480 people in 102 households (Census 2011) in Baisinga block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 56th-largest of 130 villages in Baisinga block. Literacy is 45%, 11 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,051 women per 1,000 men. It lies 221 km from the Mayurbhanj district centre, 10 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 9 km from Dantan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 757032, served by Bangriposi post office; the LGD village code is 390431. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhurangi Hospital, 8 km away. The population is estimated at 292 in 2026, down 39% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purusottampur · this village | 480 | 45% | — |
| 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 |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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