# Palama Village, Khariar, Nuapada (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khariar, Nuapada 

# Palama

Palama is a village in Khariar sub-district of Nuapada district, Odisha, PIN code **766118**. The 2011 Census counted **306 people in 84 households**, the 104th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 306people (2011)
- 84households
- 39.5%literacy
- 766118PIN code

## Palama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palama is 766118.** Palama falls in Khariar sub-district, Nuapada district, Odisha.

- PIN code766118
- Gram panchayatRanimunda
- Community development blockKhariar
- Census village code422055

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

## How far is Palama from nearby towns?

- Khariar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nuapada (district HQ)80 km by road
- Khariar Road (nearest town)20 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 Palama?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khariar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khariar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nuapada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Palama known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and rahel**. About 83% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Palama

Of every 100 households in Palama in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palama · ■ Khariar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**25%

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

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

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

**6%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Palama?

■ Palama · ■ Khariar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.5%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**977

Working population ****60.1%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 24.6% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (30%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 78 (42%)

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 Khariar

- Salepada340 people
- Sagundungari331 people
- Rampurguma324 people
- Belpara309 people
- Mantritarai302 people
- Kampaniguma229 people
- Bikramapur205 people
- Sunamudi201 people

[All 119 villages in Khariar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nuapada/khariar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palama?766118
- How far is Palama from Nuapada?80 km by road
- What is the population of Palama?306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palama in?Nuapada district (Khariar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Palama?39.5% (Census 2011)