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

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Village · Muniguda, Rayagada 

# Palama

Palama is a village in Muniguda sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765020**. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 18 households**, the 102nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.5%.

- 78people (2011)
- 18households
- 30.6%literacy
- 765020PIN code

## Palama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palama is 765020.** Palama falls in Muniguda sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765020
- Gram panchayatPatraguda
- Community development blockMuniguda
- Census village code424926

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?

- Muniguda (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)72 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)70 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?

3 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bissam Cuttack
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bissam Cuttack
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rayagada3
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 pulses**. About 15% of the 49 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, 18 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palama · ■ Muniguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**22%

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

**8%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**8%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 · ■ Muniguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.6%**

**51.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1058

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**997

Working population ****46.2%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.7% for men and 22.6% for women. 46% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 35 (97%)

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 Muniguda

- Bahal Padmapur85 people
- Rayal Ghati81 people
- Kesarapadi79 people
- Patangagudi79 people
- Baturi76 people
- Ambaguda75 people
- Kudurumunda71 people
- Kutingguda71 people

[All 155 villages in Muniguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/muniguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palama?765020
- How far is Palama from Rayagada?72 km by road
- What is the population of Palama?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palama in?Rayagada district (Muniguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Palama?30.6% (Census 2011)