# Palakatu Village, Surada, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/surada/palakatu/ Village · Surada, Ganjam # Palakatu Palakatu is a village in Surada sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761108**. The 2011 Census counted **2,345 people in 472 households**, the 6th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 2,345people (2011) - 472households - 67.6%literacy - 761108PIN code ## Palakatu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palakatu is 761108.** Palakatu falls in Surada sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761108 - Gram panchayatPalakatu - Community development blockSurada - Census village code410874 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palakatu from nearby towns? - Surada (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)102 km by road - Surada (nearest town)5 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 Palakatu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Palakatu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khairaputti - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Surada - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Surada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 13 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 Palakatu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and pulses**. About 81% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Palakatu Of every 100 households in Palakatu in 2011, 32 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palakatu · ■ Surada rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **34% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **86% Tap water ****2%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****44%** **40% Television ****20%** **12% Mobile phone ****43%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****21%** **38% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Palakatu? ■ Palakatu · ■ Surada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **60.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **896 Working population ****47.4%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 58.8% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 428 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 174 (16%) · **■** Marginal 417 (38%) 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 Surada - Nuagada3,435 people - Hukuma3,286 people - Sorisabili2,488 people - Suramani2,364 people - Buguda2,310 people - Amrutulu2,182 people - Tatabali1,906 people - Gochha1,832 people [All 116 villages in Surada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/surada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palakatu?761108 - How far is Palakatu from Chatrapur?102 km by road - What is the population of Palakatu?2,345 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palakatu in?Ganjam district (Surada sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Palakatu?67.6% (Census 2011)