# Palam Village, Machh kund, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Machh kund, Koraput 

# Palam

Palam is a village in Machh kund sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764041**. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 143 households**, the 26th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.6%.

- 483people (2011)
- 143households
- 14.1%literacy
- 764041PIN code

## Palam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palam is 764041.** Palam falls in Machh kund sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764041
- Gram panchayatBalel
- Community development blockLamtaput
- Census village code429604

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

## How far is Palam from nearby towns?

- Machh Kund (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)75 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)30 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 Palam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Palam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lamptaput
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jeypore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lamtaput
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Palam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Palam

Of every 100 households in Palam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palam · ■ Machh kund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**13%

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

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****4%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****76%**

**57%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Palam?

■ Palam · ■ Machh kund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****14.1%**

**46.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1147**

**1050

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**963

Working population ****63.1%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 23.6% for men and 6.0% for women. 60% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 303 (99%)

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 Machh kund

- Audipoda548 people
- Kakalpada520 people
- Marada510 people
- Surumi484 people
- Sikral478 people
- Silipandi466 people
- Bondhapoda465 people
- Khinimung459 people

[All 124 villages in Machh kund](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/machh-kund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palam?764041
- How far is Palam from Koraput?75 km by road
- What is the population of Palam?483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palam in?Koraput district (Machh kund sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Palam?14.1% (Census 2011)