# Palama Village, Kalyanasingpur, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kalyanasingpur, Rayagada 

# Palama

Palama is a village in Kalyanasingpur sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765016**. The 2011 Census counted **1,084 people in 196 households**, the 3rd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 35.7%.

- 1,084people (2011)
- 196households
- 50.5%literacy
- 765016PIN code

## Palama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palama is 765016.** Palama falls in Kalyanasingpur sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765016
- Gram panchayatPalama
- Community development blockKalyanasingpur
- Census village code425647

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?

- Kalyanasingpur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)52 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)48 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?

13 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kashipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Palama known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and maize**. About 51% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palama · ■ Kalyanasingpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**14%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****89%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**21%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**56%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Kalyanasingpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**35.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**1130

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**952

Working population ****30.7%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 31.6% for women. 29% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (36%) · **■** Marginal 122 (37%)

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 Kalyanasingpur

- Sikarpai3,060 people
- Budaguda1,119 people
- Bijayanagar963 people
- Majhiguda938 people
- Gurutuli895 people
- Belukona889 people

[All 264 villages in Kalyanasingpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/kalyanasingpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palama?765016
- How far is Palama from Rayagada?52 km by road
- What is the population of Palama?1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palama in?Rayagada district (Kalyanasingpur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Palama?50.5% (Census 2011)