Purushottampur Tehsil - Ganjam District, Odisha

Purushottampur is an administrative tehsil in the Ganjam district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Purushottampur is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Narasimhapura, while the nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 101.0 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 210 km², including 175.20 km² rural area and 34.89 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1015 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Purushottampur Tehsil

Purushottampur Tehsil has a total of 104 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adheibaragan	Rural	Changudipadar Nuagaon
2	Aladigan	Rural	Kama Nalinalkhapur
3	Ambilapalli	Rural	Tankachai
4	Amuniagobindapur	Rural	Antarigam
5	Anchuli	Rural	Achuli
6	Angu	Rural	Baaghala
7	Antrigam	Rural	Antarigam
8	Arakhapur	Rural	Arakhapur
9	Ashoknagar	Unmapped	Not applicable
10	Babarapur	Rural	Arakhapur
11	Bada Muktamala Jemadeipur	Rural	Antarigam
12	Badakarida	Rural	Badakharida
13	Baghala	Rural	Baaghala
14	Baksipalli	Rural	Bhutasarasingi
15	Balakrushnapur	Rural	Badakharida
16	Balia	Rural	Kama Nalinalkhapur
17	Banae	Rural	Badakharida
18	Barabaragan	Rural	Bada Baragam
19	Barapalli	Rural	Samma
20	Belua	Rural	Bada Baragam
21	Beluabijebalunikeswarapur	Rural	Bada Baragam
22	Bhatakumarada	Rural	Bhatakumarada
23	Bhejiput	Rural	Chungighai
24	Bhimpur	Rural	Bhimapur
25	Birajaganathpur Sasan	Unmapped	Not applicable
26	Burutulu	Rural	Jamuni
27	Chadhiapalli	Rural	Achuli
28	Changudipadaranuagam	Rural	Changudipadar Nuagaon
29	Chhatamundali	Rural	Bhimapur
30	Chingudighai	Rural	Chungighai
31	Damodarpur	Rural	Jagannathpur
32	Dasiamaripalli	Rural	Bhutasarasingi
33	Dhobapalli	Rural	Chungighai
34	Enkataraypur	Rural	Jagannathpur
35	Gangadahani	Rural	Ganga-Dahani
36	Ganganapur	Rural	Jhadabai
37	Gobindapur	Rural	Raipur
38	Gopapur	Rural	Jhadabai
39	Gopinathapur	Rural	Baaghala
40	Gothali(Gothialikhata)	Rural	Badha Nalinakhapur
41	Gothiali	Rural	Achuli
42	Gothiali Kheta	Unmapped	Not applicable
43	Gunduribadi	Rural	Tankachai
44	Handighara	Rural	Handighar
45	Hattapur	Rural	Ranajhali
46	Hindula	Rural	Solaghar
47	Hindulapalli	Rural	Achuli
48	Hundata	Rural	Ganga-Dahani
49	Inamtentulia	Rural	Bada Baragam
50	Jaganathapalli	Rural	Raipur
51	Jaganathpur	Rural	Jagannathpur
52	Jaleswarkhandi	Rural	Handighar
53	Jamuni	Rural	Jamuni
54	Jhadabai	Rural	Jhadabai
55	Jhadabandha	Rural	Tankachai
56	Kaithada	Rural	Bhutasarasingi
57	Kalidaspur	Rural	Antarigam
58	Kamanalinakhyapur	Rural	Kama Nalinalkhapur
59	Kanaka	Unmapped	Not applicable
60	Karandapalli	Rural	Bada Baragam
61	Keshapur	Rural	Ranajhali
62	Khajipalli	Rural	Kama Nalinalkhapur
63	Kharidaber Jaganathpur	Rural	Badakharida
64	Khatadi	Rural	Samma
65	Kolasingi	Rural	Bhimapur
66	Kolidaspur	Unmapped	Not applicable
67	Kumari	Unmapped	Not applicable
68	Kusalapalli	Rural	Ranajhali
69	Kusapatta	Rural	Samma
70	Kusapur	Rural	Baaghala
71	Mahachhai	Rural	Tankachai
72	Makundapur	Rural	Ranajhali
73	Mendhapalli	Rural	Achuli
74	Morabai	Rural	Changudipadar Nuagaon
75	Mulakumari	Rural	Handighar
76	N.D.Tentuli Bagada	Unmapped	Not applicable
77	Naghariadandi (Malatentuliagada)	Rural	Ghodapada
78	Narasingpur	Rural	Raipur
79	Nimapalli	Rural	Jagannathpur
80	Padaranalinakshyapur	Rural	Kama Nalinalkhapur
81	Padmabati	Rural	Sunathara
82	Paliama	Rural	Baaghala
83	Pandia	Rural	Pandia
84	Patanapalli Alias Brundaban Chandrapur	Rural	Arakhapur
85	Pincholi	Rural	Ranajhali
86	Pratappur	Rural	Patrapur
87	Purusottampur	Unmapped	Not applicable
88	Raghunathpalli	Rural	Bhutasarasingi
89	Raipur	Rural	Raipur
90	Rajabalapalli	Rural	Raipur
91	Rajpur	Rural	Bhutasarasingi
92	Ranajhali	Rural	Ranajhali
93	Ranigam	Rural	Bada Baragam
94	Rushikulya	Rural	Ranajhali
95	Sama	Rural	Samma
96	Santararatnapalli	Rural	Badakharida
97	Santarpur	Rural	Jhadabai
98	Sarasingi(Vuttasarasingi)	Rural	Bhutasarasingi
99	Sasanpalli	Rural	Jagannathpur
100	Sikula	Rural	Sikula
101	Singipur	Rural	Samma
102	Solaghara	Rural	Solaghar
103	Sunadhara	Rural	Sunathara
104	Tankachhai	Rural	Tankachai

Population of Purushottampur Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Purushottampur Tehsil has a total population of 1,59,869 people, consisting of 79,306 males and 80,563 females. There are 34,689 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 761 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,59,869	1,44,503	15,366
Male Population	79,306	71,412	7,894
Female Population	80,563	73,091	7,472
Total Households	34,689	31,465	3,224
Population Density	761 / km²	825 / km²	440 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 94,892 literate people and 19,248 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 51,469 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 313 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	19,248	17,603	1,645
Literate Population	94,892	84,159	10,733
Illiterate Population	64,977	60,344	4,633
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	51,469	47,255	4,214
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	313	297	16

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Purushottampur (पुरूषोत्तमपुर)
District	Ganjam
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Narasimhapura
Total Area	210 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1015
Total Population (2011)	1,59,869
Density	761/km²
Total Villages	104

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