Purusottampur
Purusottampur (also spelt as Purushottampur) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Purusottampur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Purusottampur Location in Odisha, India  Purusottampur Purusottampur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19.53°N 84.88°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | .png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
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.
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 |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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 Adi Shakti Peethas 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
- Arjun Rath
- Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation with Steps)
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
- 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.
- "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having Census 2011-2020 in Orissa". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 10 October 2014.