# Palurgada, Ganjam (Odisha) – Town Population, History & Facts

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Town · Ganjam, Odisha 

# Palurgada

Palurgada is a town in Rambha sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,019 people** in 1,052 households. Literacy was 74.3%.

- 5,019people (2011)
- 1,052households
- 74.3%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Population of Palurgada

■ Palurgada · ■ Ganjam urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**913

Working population ****31.5%**

**35.1%

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

## Homes and amenities in Palurgada

Of every 100 households in Palurgada in 2011, 44 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palurgada · ■ Ganjam urban average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**33%

Tap water ****21%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**41%

Use banking services ****34%**

**64%

Television ****26%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**33%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****38%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**69%

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 people in Palurgada work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 622 (39%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Farming 91 (6%) · **■** Marginal 864 (55%)

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

## Palurgada in numbers and road distances

- Annual rainfall1,023 mm
- Temperature range9 °C to 42 °C

### Road distances

- Bhubaneswar (state capital)137 km by road
- Chhatrapur (district HQ)21 km by road
- Berhampur (city of 1 lakh+)43 km by road
- Bhubaneswar (city of 5 lakh+)137 km by road
- Humma (railway station)7 km by road

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

## Services and economy in Palurgada

### Civic services

- Pucca roads6 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets99
- Water storage100 kl
- Fire serviceIn town
- Electricity — homes208
- Electricity — industry1

### Hospitals

- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools3 govt

**Main manufactured goods:** fishing net out of nylon thread, broomstick and stone chips out of granite stone.

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palurgada?5,019 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palurgada in?Ganjam district, Odisha