# Palanga Village, Rambha, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Rambha, Ganjam 

# Palanga

Palanga is a village in Rambha sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761028**. The 2011 Census counted **776 people in 178 households**, the 34th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 776people (2011)
- 178households
- 80.4%literacy
- 761028PIN code

## Palanga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palanga is 761028.** Palanga falls in Rambha sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761028
- Gram panchayatPalanga
- Community development blockGanjam
- Census village code411979

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

## How far is Palanga from nearby towns?

- Rambha (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Rambha (nearest town)9 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 Palanga?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Palanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khanda Deuli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rambha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ganjam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Palanga known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and cashewnut**. About 41% of the 662 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Palanga

Of every 100 households in Palanga in 2011, 42 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palanga · ■ Rambha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****47%**

**46%

Television ****25%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**35%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Palanga?

■ Palanga · ■ Rambha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**908

Working population ****36.6%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 69.6% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (21%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 80 (28%) · **■** Marginal 79 (28%)

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 Rambha

- Satrusola905 people
- Nimasula854 people
- Lunguri820 people
- Kainchapur812 people
- Sanaramchandrapur753 people
- Raghunathapur723 people
- Bagalpur715 people
- Tarenipalli692 people

[All 108 villages in Rambha](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/rambha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palanga?761028
- How far is Palanga from Chatrapur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Palanga?776 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palanga in?Ganjam district (Rambha sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Palanga?80.4% (Census 2011)