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Purusottampur (also spelt as Purushottampur) is a town and a notified area committee in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Purusottampur
Town
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Coordinates: 19.53°N 84.88°E / 19.53; 84.88
Country	India
State	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.gov.in

Geography

Purusottampur is located at 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. 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.

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