# Palaka Village, Bandhugaon, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bandhugaon, Koraput 

# Palaka

Palaka is a village in Bandhugaon sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **765027**. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 116 households**, the 33rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.9%.

- 572people (2011)
- 116households
- 24.7%literacy
- 765027PIN code

## Palaka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palaka is 765027.** Palaka falls in Bandhugaon sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code765027
- Gram panchayatKutrabeda
- Community development blockBandhugaon
- Census village code428705

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

## How far is Palaka from nearby towns?

- Bandhugaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)125 km by road
- Koraput (nearest town)62 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 Palaka?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Palaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumbhariput
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Palaka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ragi**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Palaka

Of every 100 households in Palaka in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palaka · ■ Bandhugaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****82%**

**69%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Palaka?

■ Palaka · ■ Bandhugaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.7%**

**32.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1326**

**1001

Working population ****55.8%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.4% for men and 13.5% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 211 (66%)

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 Bandhugaon

- Kamaganda622 people
- Jangirivalsa615 people
- Sanmathur605 people
- Antamara573 people
- Idugumabalsa569 people
- Singiput549 people
- Jagugura545 people
- Palapusilabari517 people

[All 153 villages in Bandhugaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/bandhugaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palaka?765027
- How far is Palaka from Koraput?125 km by road
- What is the population of Palaka?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palaka in?Koraput district (Bandhugaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Palaka?24.7% (Census 2011)