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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KASTURI BISWAL
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- LGD code
- 394635
- Pincode
- 756117
- Post office
- Dhamnagar
- Population
- 439
- Households
- 82
- Literacy rate
- 75.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1111 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 125
- Distance to district centre
- 199 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 135 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 225 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 590 km
- Nearest railway station
- Palasa · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Svdp Hospital · 1 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Palasa താരതമ്യം
By population, Palasa ranks #97 of 132 villages in Dhamanagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.9%
+0.4% vs mandal average
- Palasa
- 75.9%
- Dhamanagar mandal
- 75.5%
- Bhadrak district
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,111
+122 vs mandal average
- Palasa
- 1,111
- Dhamanagar mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Palasa
- 5.4
- Dhamanagar mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palasa ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Palasa ഒഡീഷയിലെ ഭദ്രക് ജില്ല, Dhamanagar ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 439 പേർ 82 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Dhamanagar ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 132 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 97-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 76%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 76% നു തുല്യം ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,111 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് ഭദ്രക് ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 199 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Pathapatnamൽ നിന്ന് 34 കി.മീ, Palasa റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 2 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 756117, Dhamnagar പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 394635. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Svdp Hospital, 1 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് KASTURI BISWAL; ഗ്രാമം Bhanjanagar നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Pradyumna Kumar Nayak. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 518, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palasa
- 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)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 11
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- BHADRAK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sareichudakuti
- Total area (ha)
- 89
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 59.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.85
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palasa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Palasa
- LGD code
- 394635
- Pincode
- 756117
- Post office
- Dhamnagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 439
- Population (projected 2026)
- 518
- Households
- 82
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1111
- Literacy rate
- 75.9%
- Coordinates
- 18.77191°N, 84.40969°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhanjanagar
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KASTURI BISWAL
- Block / Mandal
- Dhamanagar
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Palasa എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
Nearest town · 15,954 people
Pathapatnam · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 10 min by car · 1 h 23 min by bike
Directionsനഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Bhubaneswar225 kmcapital
- Kolkata590 km
- Hyderabad645 km
- Chennai772 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationPalasa2 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Palasa<1 km
- Hospital / PHCSvdp Hospital1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India17 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil9 km
- CollegeGovt. Junior College50 km
- Police stationPOLICE STATION33 km
ആരാധനാലയങ്ങൾ · 5 കി.മീ അകലെ
Temples & shrines near Palasa
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Chinna ThirupathiTemple1.7 km ↗
വിദ്യാഭ്യാസം · 5 കി.മീ അകലെ
Schools & colleges near Palasa
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫ZPHS groundSchool1.6 km ↗
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 756117
- DalangaDhamanagar mandal3,905 pop
- MustafapurDhamanagar mandal3,648 pop
- KalyaniDhamanagar mandal3,199 pop
- SodhaDhamanagar mandal3,003 pop
- GoudabishinuapadaDhamanagar mandal2,920 pop
- AnandapurDhamanagar mandal2,811 pop
- JalamanduaDhamanagar mandal2,618 pop
- BandhatiaDhamanagar mandal2,374 pop
- BishnupurBhandari Pokhari mandal2,140 pop
അതേ പേര്, മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥലം
Other villages named Palasa
Looking for a different Palasa? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Palasa →
- PalasaKalol · Panch Mahals, Gujarat2,622 pop
- PalasaMuli · Surendranagar, Gujarat2,133 pop
- PalasaJagatsinghapur · Jagatsinghapur, Odisha1,623 pop
- PalasaBant · Bhadrak, Odisha1,034 pop
- PalasaBaudh Sadar · Boudh, Odisha814 pop
- PalasaNiali · Cuttack, Odisha598 pop
- PalasaChampua · Kendujhar, Odisha560 pop
- PalasaKhaira · Baleshwar, Odisha525 pop
Dhamanagar മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 60+ →- Dalanga
- Mustafapur
- Asurali
- Kothar
- Bamkura
- Kalyani
- Sodha
- Bhatasahi
- Goudabishinuapada
- Khaparapada
- Anandapur
- Jalamandua
- Astak
- Bandhatia
- Pachhalo
- Chhatis Samil Nandor
- Kantika
- Padhani
- Arjunpur
- Jayantara
- Kantapari
- Sahaspur
- Daipur
- Uteipur
- Surajapur
- Sayadjafar
- Gobindpur
- Piteipur
- Palkiri
- Gariali
- Pahadpur
- Bhagabanpur
- Ichhadamajapharpur
- Sorisadihi
- Sohara
- Nunia
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)