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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KANCHAN SWAIN
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- LGD code
- 394652
- Pincode
- 756117
- Post office
- Dhamnagar
- Population
- 1,539
- Households
- 358
- Literacy rate
- 69.6%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 447
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Palkiri താരതമ്യം
By population, Palkiri ranks #29 of 132 villages in Dhamanagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.6%
−5.9% vs mandal average
- Palkiri
- 69.6%
- Dhamanagar mandal
- 75.5%
- Bhadrak district
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
−33 vs mandal average
- Palkiri
- 956
- Dhamanagar mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Palkiri
- 4.3
- Dhamanagar mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palkiri ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Palkiri ഒഡീഷയിലെ ഭദ്രക് ജില്ല, Dhamanagar ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 1,539 പേർ 358 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Dhamanagar ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 132 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 29-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 70%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 76% നേക്കാൾ 6 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 956 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 756117, Dhamnagar പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 394652. പ്രസിഡന്റ് KANCHAN SWAIN; ഗ്രാമം Bhanjanagar നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Pradyumna Kumar Nayak. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 1,814, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Bhaganpur →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palkiri · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 1,539 | 70% | — |
| Bhagabanpur · Dhamanagar | 1,442 | 76% | — |
| Ichhadamajapharpur · Dhamanagar | 1,437 | 86% | — |
| Anaharpur · Dhamanagar | 810 | 74% | — |
| Baitipur · Dhamanagar | 758 | 79% | — |
| Jayakrushnapur · Dhamanagar | 562 | 76% | — |
| Brahmapur · Dhamanagar | 533 | 63% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palkiri
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 2
- 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)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bhagabanpur
- Total area (ha)
- 314
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 179.71
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.38
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palkiri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Palkiri
- LGD code
- 394652
- Pincode
- 756117
- Post office
- Dhamnagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,539
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,814
- Households
- 358
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 69.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhanjanagar
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KANCHAN SWAIN
- Block / Mandal
- Dhamanagar
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
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Other villages named Palkiri
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Palkiri
Dhamanagar മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
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- Mustafapur
- Asurali
- Kothar
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- 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
- Gariali
- Pahadpur
- Bhagabanpur
- Ichhadamajapharpur
- Sorisadihi
- Sohara
- Nunia
- Deuladihi
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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)