Purusottampur (also spelt as Purushottampur) is a town and a

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in Ganjam district in the

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Geography

Purusottampur is located at . It has an average elevation of .

Demographics

According to the 2001

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, 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.

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 Tara Tarini Temple is a famous Hindu shrine of Adi Shakti on Kumari hills at the bank of river Rushikulya near Purushottampur in Ganjam district of Odisha. Maa Tara Tarini is worshiped as the Breast Shrine (Sthana Peetha) of Adi Shakti here. Th ...

- One among four ancient Adi

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s on Kumari hills at the bank of River

Rushikulya The Rushikulya River is one of the major rivers in the state of Odisha and covers entire catchment area in the districts of Kandhamal and Ganjam of Odisha. The Rushikulya originates at an elevation of about 1000 metres from Daringbadi hills of th ...

. Many devotees visit the temple on the Tuesdays of hindu month

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. * Jaugada (Samapa) - Ancient capital of

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having ruins of fort and a site for tourist attraction for

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. * Sri Kaleswar Temple of Badakharida * Dakhineswar Kali of Pratapur * Biju Patnaik Children's Park

Politics

Purushottampur block and N.A.C. are part of Khalikote Assembly constituency and

Kabisuryanagar Assembly constituency Kabisuryanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district. Area of this constituency includes Kabisuryanagar, Kodala, part of Kabisuryanagar block and part of Purusottampur block. Elected Members 12 elections held during 1967 to 20 ...

. It is a part of

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References

Cities and towns in Ganjam district {{Ganjam-geo-stub