# Palei Village, Derabish, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/derabish/palei/ Village · Derabish, Kendrapara # Palei Palei is a village in Derabish sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754208**. The 2011 Census counted **2,386 people in 562 households**, the 3rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 2,386people (2011) - 562households - 85.8%literacy - 754208PIN code ## Palei PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palei is 754208.** Palei falls in Derabish sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754208 - Gram panchayatPallei - Community development blockDerabisi - Census village code396698 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palei from nearby towns? - Derabish (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)13 km by road - Kendrapara (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 Palei? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Palei; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kendrapara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chandal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhagabatpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Palei known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Palei Of every 100 households in Palei in 2011, 58 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palei · ■ Derabish rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **56% Toilet within the home ****22%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **79% Tap water ****7%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****60%** **63% Television ****34%** **30% Mobile phone ****46%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Palei? ■ Palei · ■ Derabish rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%** **85.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808** **869 Working population ****30.6%** **35.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 77.7% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 174 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (20%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 136 (19%) · **■** Marginal 266 (36%) 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 Derabish - Belarpur2,633 people - Chhachina2,435 people - Balia2,112 people - Laxminarayanpur1,874 people - Kanipadasabalanga1,783 people - Bagilobabanpur1,693 people [All 94 villages in Derabish](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/derabish/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palei?754208 - How far is Palei from Kendrapara?13 km by road - What is the population of Palei?2,386 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palei in?Kendrapara district (Derabish sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Palei?85.8% (Census 2011)