# Paliama Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/paliama/ Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam # Paliama Paliama is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761003**. The 2011 Census counted **1,437 people in 323 households**, the 41st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 1,437people (2011) - 323households - 70.9%literacy - 761003PIN code ## Paliama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paliama is 761003.** Paliama falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761003 - Gram panchayatBaghala - Community development blockPurusottampur - Census village code412267 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paliama from nearby towns? - Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)15 km by road - Purusottampur (nearest town)15 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 Paliama? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Paliama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahanandapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Purusottampur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhatakumunda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Paliama known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and ragi**. About 92% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Paliama Of every 100 households in Paliama in 2011, 63 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paliama · ■ Purusottampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **48% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****60%** **46% Television ****33%** **26% Mobile phone ****67%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **38% Own their home ****96%** **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 Paliama? ■ Paliama · ■ Purusottampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1207** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051** **898 Working population ****48.6%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 58.2% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 373 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (8%) · **■** Other work 46 (7%) · **■** Marginal 221 (32%) 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 Purusottampur - Kamanalinakhyapur1,507 people - Hindula1,486 people - Balia1,445 people - Kusapur1,439 people - Keshapur1,389 people - Pincholi1,377 people - Anchuli1,364 people - Singipur1,345 people [All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paliama?761003 - How far is Paliama from Chatrapur?15 km by road - What is the population of Paliama?1,437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paliama in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Paliama?70.9% (Census 2011)