Purusottampur

Not to be confused with Purusattompur.

Purusottampur
Town
Purusottampur Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Purusottampur Purusottampur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°32′N84°53′E / 19.53°N 84.88°E / 19.53; 84.88
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Ganjam
Founded by	Gajapati Purushottama Deva
Government
• Type	N.A.C.
• Body	Purushottampur N.A.C.
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	15,366
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	761018
Telephone code	06811
Vehicle registration	OR-07/OD-07
Sex ratio	800 ♂/♀
Website	odisha.gov.in

Purusottampur (also spelt as Purushottampur) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Geography

Purusottampur is located at 19°32′N84°53′E / 19.53°N 84.88°E / 19.53; 84.88 . ^[1] It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 ft).

Demographics

According to the 2001 India census, ^[2] Purusottampur had a population of 14,249, including 51% males and 49% females. 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%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religion in Purusottampur [3]
Hinduism			99.75%
Islam			0.16%
Christianity			0.01%
Sikh			0.01%
Buddhist			0.00%
Jain			0.00%
Not Stated			0.07%
Other			0.00%

Climate and regional setting

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.

Climate data for Purushottampur, Odisha
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	30 (86)	34 (93)	36 (97)	37 (99)	34 (93)	32 (90)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	30 (86)	28 (82)	32 (90)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16 (61)	19 (66)	23 (73)	27 (81)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	27 (81)	26 (79)	23 (73)	20 (68)	16 (61)	23 (74)
Average rainfall cm (inches)	1.20 (0.47)	1.70 (0.67)	1.90 (0.75)	1.50 (0.59)	4.00 (1.57)	15.00 (5.91)	28.20 (11.10)	27.30 (10.75)	18.00 (7.09)	9.30 (3.66)	3.30 (1.30)	1.90 (0.75)	113.3 (44.61)
Source: MSM Weather

Educational Institutions

• Tara Tarini College
• Narasingh Das (N.D.) High School
• Govt. Girl's High School
• Kumari Upper Primary School
• Kapileswar Sasan School
• Sunshine International School
• Little Angles International School

Attractions and Sites

• Tara Tarini Temple - One among four ancient Shakta pithas on Kumari hills at the bank of River Rushikulya. Many devotees visit the temple on the Tuesdays of hindu month Chaitra.
• Jaugada (Samapa) - Ancient capital of Kalinga having ruins of fort and a site for tourist attraction for Edicts of Ashoka.
• Sri Kaleswar Temple of Badakharida
• Dakhineswar Kali of Pratapur
• Biju Patnaik Children's Park
• Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation with Steps)
• Thakurani Jatra (Kala kunja, Roadshows,Free meals,Bana Jatra,etc)
• Danda Nata (21days)
• Ganesh Puja (Day 1,5,7,9,11)
• Gajalaxmi Puja (Chandi Medha)

Politics

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).

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Purusottampur
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
3. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having Census 2011-2020 in Orissa". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India . Retrieved 10 October 2014.