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 | |
|---|---|
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 |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,366 |
| 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.
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 | |||||||||||||
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.