Gram panchayat · Dhamanagar block · Bhadrak
Palasahi gram panchayat
Palasahi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dhamanagar block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 7,244 people in 1,365 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhamnagar assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 7,244
- Literacy
- 85.8%
- Area
- 7.4 km²
- LGD code
- 116743
Villages of Palasahi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palasahi | 826 | 4,450 | 86.4% | 25% | 0% |
| Sanlapur | 301 | 1,491 | 83.3% | 44% | 0% |
| Gadagadi | 238 | 1,303 | 86.8% | 1% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Palasahi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,244
- 3,671 male · 3,573 female
- Households
- 1,365
- about 5.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.8%
- about the same as Dhamanagar block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 973
- below Dhamanagar block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 881
- 12.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,971
- 27.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,766 (24.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,971 workers did
- Cultivators625 (31.7%)
- Agricultural labourers474 (24.0%)
- Household industry13 (0.7%)
- Other work386 (19.6%)
- Marginal workers473 (24.0%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Palasahi
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 7 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school3 of 3
- Senior secondary school1 of 3
- Degree college1 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus3 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Dhamanagar block
- Anandapur
- Arjunnpur
- Asurali
- Bamkura
- Bhaganpur
- Bhattasahi
- Dakpur
- Dalanga
- Dhusuri
- Dobal
- Fatepur
- Gadiali
- Garei Chudakati
- Gesindapur
- Hasanabad
- Kalyani
- Karada
- Kasimpur
- Katasani
- Khadipada
- Khaparpada
- Kothar
- Mustafapur
- Nadigan
- Padhani
- Radhaballavapur
- Raipur
- Rayangdini
- Sahada
- Sahaspur
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