# Palakua Village, Adva, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Adva, Gajapati 

# Palakua

Palakua is a village in Adva sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761017**. The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 80 households**, the 42nd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%.

- 365people (2011)
- 80households
- 21.7%literacy
- 761017PIN code

## Palakua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palakua is 761017.** Palakua falls in Adva sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761017
- Gram panchayatChurangapur
- Community development blockMohana
- Census village code413672

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palakua from nearby towns?

- Adva (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)130 km by road
- Digapahandi (nearest town)60 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Palakua?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Palakua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sialilati
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandiput
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandiput
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palakua known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millets**. About 23% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Palakua

Of every 100 households in Palakua in 2011, 99 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palakua · ■ Adva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**57%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****2%**

**67%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Palakua?

■ Palakua · ■ Adva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.7%**

**49.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**959

Working population ****60.0%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.8% for men and 16.9% for women. 56% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 62 (28%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 148 (68%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Adva

- Ulliapada383 people
- Danigan380 people
- Gundimahidikima368 people
- Nalaghat368 people
- Gundripanka355 people
- Rajakhama355 people
- Luthuri354 people
- Taladamadua340 people

[All 228 villages in Adva](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/adva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palakua?761017
- How far is Palakua from Paralakhemundi?130 km by road
- What is the population of Palakua?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palakua in?Gajapati district (Adva sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Palakua?21.7% (Census 2011)