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- LGD code
- 415095
- Pincode
- 762002
- Post office
- Contractorpada
- Population
- 188
- Households
- 39
- Literacy rate
- 66.5%
- Sex ratio
- 825 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 84
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Palchi ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Palchi ranks #40 of 165 villages in Gochhapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.5%
+22.5% vs mandal average
- Palchi
- 66.5%
- Gochhapada mandal
- 44.0%
- Kandhamal district
- 54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
825
−213 vs mandal average
- Palchi
- 825
- Gochhapada mandal
- 1,038
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Palchi
- 4.8
- Gochhapada mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palchi ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Palchi Odisha ਦੇ Kandhamal ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Gochhapada ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 188 ਲੋਕਾਂ 39 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Gochhapada ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 165 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 40ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 67% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 44% ਤੋਂ 23 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 825 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 762002 ਹੈ, Contractorpada ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 415095 ਹੈ। ਪਿੰਡ Baliguda ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Chakramani Kanhar। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 222, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Katringia →
ਨੇੜਲੇ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palchi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PHULABANI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jamujhari
- Total area (ha)
- 234
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 94.21
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palchi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Palchi
- LGD code
- 415095
- Pincode
- 762002
- Post office
- Contractorpada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 188
- Population (projected 2026)
- 222
- Households
- 39
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 825
- Literacy rate
- 66.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Baliguda
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chakramani Kanhar
- Block / Mandal
- Gochhapada
ਉਹੀ ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ
Villages sharing pincode 762002
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Palchi
Gochhapada ਮੰਡਲ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ ਪਿੰਡ
View all 60+ →- Gochhapada
- Pakari
- Banduli
- Khajurigaon
- Batabahali
- Tanasu
- Garipadar
- Suberipanga
- Takeriguda
- Kilupanga
- Katringia
- Nedipanga
- Nandapadar
- Pindangi
- Krandibali
- Kulikura
- Luising
- Kaladi
- Tilkapanga
- Dresaru
- Kanibali
- Sapigura
- Kusupaju
- Alimada
- Neripadar
- Kadipari
- Nedipadar
- Nakudisaru
- Katakeri
- Kanapati
- Glata
- Sartaguda
- Machharpara
- Sipanjari
- Bakepanga
- Kerengeli
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)