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Purusottampur

Khandapada mandal
Pincode 752063
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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 Septembertoday
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
Bhanjanagar
AC 123
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Village snapshot

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BASANTI BEHERA
Contact: 63****2411
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LGD code
406155
Pincode
752063
Post office
Bhapur (Nayagarh)
Population
826
Households
183
Literacy rate
76.8%
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000♂
Workers
255
Distance to district centre
358 km
Distance to mandal centre
340 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 #32 of 178 villages in Khandapada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
76.8%
+6.2% vs mandal average
Purusottampur
76.8%
Khandapada mandal
70.6%
Nayagarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+77 vs mandal average
Purusottampur
981
Khandapada mandal
904
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
Purusottampur
4.5
Khandapada mandal
4.2

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

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Purusottampur at a glance

Purusottampur is a village of 826 people in 183 households (Census 2011) in Khandapada block, Nayagarh district, Odisha, the 32nd-largest of 178 villages in Khandapada block. Literacy is 77%, 6 points above the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. It lies 358 km from the Nayagarh district centre, 10 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 9 km from Dantan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 752063, served by Bhapur (Nayagarh) post office; the LGD village code is 406155. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhurangi Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is BASANTI BEHERA, and the village votes in Bhanjanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradyumna Kumar Nayak. The population is estimated at 292 in 2026, down 65% since the 2011 Census.

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Purusottampur · this village82677%—
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Purusottampur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
20
Power hours (winter)
22
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
KHANDAPADA
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Banamalipur
Total area (ha)
38
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0.41

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
406155
Pincode
752063
Post office
Bhapur (Nayagarh)
Population (Census 2011)
826
Population (projected 2026)
292
Households
183
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
981
Literacy rate
76.8%
Coordinates
21.90219°N, 87.36347°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bhanjanagar
Member of Parliament
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BASANTI BEHERA
Block / Mandal
Khandapada
Getting there

How to reach Purusottampur

Mandal centre
Khandapada · ≈ 340 km
≈ 11 h 37 min by car · 13 h 48 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nayagarh · ≈ 358 km
≈ 12 h 15 min by car · 14 h 33 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 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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