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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BABURAM MALIK
Contact: 87****2716
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- LGD code
- 410874
- Pincode
- 761108
- Post office
- Surada
- Population
- 2,345
- Households
- 472
- Literacy rate
- 59.4%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,112
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Palakatu താരതമ്യം
By population, Palakatu ranks #8 of 178 villages in Surada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.4%
+8.4% vs mandal average
Palakatu59.4%
Surada mandal51.0%
Ganjam district62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
−33 vs mandal average
Palakatu961
Surada mandal994
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.4 vs mandal average
Palakatu5.0
Surada mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palakatu ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Palakatu ഒഡീഷയിലെ ഗഞ്ചം ജില്ല, Surada ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 2,345 പേർ 472 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Surada ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 178 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 8-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 59%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 51% നേക്കാൾ 8 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 961 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 761108, Surada പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 410874. പഞ്ചായത്ത് പ്രസിഡന്റ് BABURAM MALIK. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 2,765, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Palkatu →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palakatu · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 2,345 | 59% | — |
| Dhobadi · Surada | 895 | 43% | — |
| Baduapalli · Surada | 203 | 22% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palakatu
- 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)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 3
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SURADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 102
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Palakatu
- Total area (ha)
- 341
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 150.54
- Forest area (ha)
- 14.35
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palakatu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Palakatu
- LGD code
- 410874
- Pincode
- 761108
- Post office
- Surada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,345
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,765
- Households
- 472
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 59.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BABURAM MALIK
- Block / Mandal
- Surada
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 761108
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Palakatu
Surada മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 60+ →- Lathipada
- Nuagada
- Hukuma
- Gangapur
- Sorisabili
- Suramani
- Goudagotha
- Buguda
- Amrutulu
- Kullangi
- Palasapalli
- Tatabali
- Gochha
- Kesara
- Bhaliagochha
- B.Kotibadi
- Borasingi
- Badabadangi
- Asurabandha
- Gundiribadi
- Bhagabanpur
- Saranauti
- Gopalpursasan
- Peruju
- Hatikhal
- Gazalbadi
- Suradareservoir
- Gopalpur
- Hinjalakuda
- Sanasurada
- Khariguda
- Dhobadi
- Genja
- Borada
- Jhuntiapalli
- Kusunagadia
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)