# Palur Village, Golanthara, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/golanthara/palur/ Village · Golanthara, Ganjam # Palur Palur is a village in Golanthara sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761008**. The 2011 Census counted **1,538 people in 286 households**, the 35th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%. - 1,538people (2011) - 286households - 47.6%literacy - 761008PIN code ## Palur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palur is 761008.** Palur falls in Golanthara sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761008 - Gram panchayatMantridi - Community development blockRangei Lunda - Census village code412700 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palur from nearby towns? - Golanthara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)40 km by road - Brahmapur (nearest town)16 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 Palur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Palur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Berhampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Berhampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter 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 Palur known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and ragi**. About 68% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Palur Of every 100 households in Palur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palur · ■ Golanthara rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **61% Toilet within the home ****10%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **72% Tap water ****1%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **82% Use banking services ****31%** **51% Television ****20%** **37% Mobile phone ****35%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **90% 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 Palur? ■ Palur · ■ Golanthara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%** **63.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1302** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1202** **923 Working population ****40.6%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.1% for men and 38.2% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 66 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 189 (30%) · **■** Marginal 339 (54%) 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 Golanthara - Keluapalli1,672 people - Jagapur1,661 people - Haripur1,572 people - Medinipur1,568 people - Tulu1,510 people - Rangipur1,484 people - Gunupur1,480 people - Kirtipur1,463 people [All 90 villages in Golanthara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/golanthara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palur?761008 - How far is Palur from Chatrapur?40 km by road - What is the population of Palur?1,538 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palur in?Ganjam district (Golanthara sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Palur?47.6% (Census 2011)