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- LGD code
- 399879
- Pincode
- 754293
- Post office
- Lemalo
- Population
- 2,027
- Households
- 478
- Literacy rate
- 73%
- Sex ratio
- 882 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,017
- Distance to district centre
- 412 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 304 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 442 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 429 km
- Nearest railway station
- Regupalem · 49 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Chandu Clinic · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Palada compares
By population, Palada ranks #4 of 67 villages in Nemalo mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.0%
−2.4% vs mandal average
Palada73.0%
Nemalo mandal75.4%
Cuttack district76.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
882
−103 vs mandal average
Palada882
Nemalo mandal985
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Palada4.2
Nemalo mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palada at a glance
Palada is a village of 2,027 people in 478 households (Census 2011) in Nemalo block, Cuttack district, Odisha, the 4th-largest of 67 villages in Nemalo block. Literacy is 73%, 2 points below the block average of 75% and the sex ratio is 882 women per 1,000 men. It lies 412 km from the Cuttack district centre, 33 km from Madugula, the nearest town, 49 km from Regupalem railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 754293, served by Lemalo post office; the LGD village code is 399879. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chandu Clinic, 8 km away. The village votes in Sanakhemundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Chandra Jena. The population is estimated at 241 in 2026, down 88% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Palda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palada · this village | 2,027 | 73% | — |
| Palada · Jagatsinghapur | 278 | 78% | 0 km N |
| Palada · Jajapur | 2,831 | 71% | 0 km N |
| Palada · Mohana | 326 | 15% | 0 km N |
| Palada · Chinthapalli | 218 | 43% | 0.1 km E |
| Rachapanukulu · Chinthapalli | 98 | 44% | 0.6 km SW |
| Balabadram · Chinthapalli | 143 | 33% | 1.4 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CUTTACK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 42
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Palada
- Total area (ha)
- 231
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 21.43
- Forest area (ha)
- 8.16
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Palada
- LGD code
- 399879
- Pincode
- 754293
- Post office
- Lemalo
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,027
- Population (projected 2026)
- 241
- Households
- 478
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 882
- Literacy rate
- 73.0%
- Coordinates
- 17.85287°N, 82.50949°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aska
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanakhemundi
- Member of Parliament
- Anita Subhadarshini
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramesh Chandra Jena
- Block / Mandal
- Nemalo
Getting there
How to reach Palada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar442 kmcapital
- Hyderabad429 km
- Chennai582 km
- Bengaluru756 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRegupalem49 km
- Bus stopRajupakalu Bus Stop5 km
- Hospital / PHCChandu Clinic8 km
- ATM / bankICICI Bank23 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum22 km
- CollegeGovt.Degree College57 km
- Police stationGolugonda Police Station20 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 754293
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Other villages named Palada
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Villages near Palada
Other villages in Nemalo mandal
View all 60+ →- Baliapada
- Nagaspur
- Lendurabhagabanpur
- Maligan
- Mallikapur
- Janardanpur
- Narendrapur
- Gopinathapur
- Taratasasan
- Nemala
- Buhalpur
- Nahalpur
- Bilapalada
- Berhampur
- Orati
- Santapur
- Kerilo
- Purunapari
- Sahadebpur
- Damodarpur
- Manikpur
- Bhagabanpur
- Arei
- Kutilo
- Bandhakatia
- Ghantalo
- Tilakana
- Bodhanga
- Handibhanga
- Agyanpur
- Kalamasirjayantapur
- Fatepur
- Gopinathapur
- Demando
- Jagannathpur
- Kamalpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)