Purusottampur | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 19°32′N 84°53′E / 19.53°N 84.88°E | |
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 |
Purusottampur (also spelt as Purushottampur) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Purusottampur is located at 19°32′N 84°53′E / 19.53°N 84.88°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 ft).
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.
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 | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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).