Purusottampur
Purusottampur (also spelt as Purushottampur) is a town and a notified area committee in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. Purushottmpur have lot of places to visit, one of them is Tara Tarani Temple which is very famous in Odisha.
Purusottampur | |
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Town | |
  Purusottampur Location in Odisha, India  Purusottampur Purusottampur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19.53°N 84.88°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 14,249 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 761018 |
| Telephone code | 06811 |
| Vehicle registration | OR-07 |
| Sex ratio | 800 ♂/♀ |
| Website | odisha |
Geography
Purusottampur is located at 19.53°N 84.88°E.[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. 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. The town is situated on the bay of Rusikulya River.
References
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Purusottampur
- "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.
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