Gram panchayat · Reamal block · Deogarh
Palsama gram panchayat
Palsama is a gram panchayat (village council) in Reamal block of Deogarh district, Odisha, covering 28 villages, home to 4,497 people in 1,025 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Deogarh assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 28
- Population (2011)
- 4,497
- Literacy
- 72.1%
- Area
- 63.1 km²
- LGD code
- 117214
Villages of Palsama
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palasama | 383 | 1,498 | 74.7% | 21% | 8% |
| Kushakhalia | 133 | 776 | 81.5% | 23% | 29% |
| Dehuripali | 148 | 690 | 69.7% | 12% | 24% |
| Dhiramunda | 100 | 371 | 60.2% | 8% | 22% |
| Dalbeheramunda | 50 | 244 | 76.9% | 5% | 47% |
| Jayantapali | 54 | 225 | 79.9% | 0% | 31% |
| Ghodapokakhol | 37 | 179 | 64.9% | 17% | 27% |
| Chhatripita | 34 | 137 | 81.4% | 36% | 9% |
| Jualibhanga | 28 | 122 | 27.5% | 27% | 35% |
| Dholataila | 26 | 115 | 65.3% | 99% | 0% |
| Ambakhol(I) | 22 | 106 | 60.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Naikul | 10 | 34 | 8.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Barakhol | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bhairpur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bhaliapal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Bichhakhani | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Budhipal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dahiposi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dareikela | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dhirabasa | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Gadagadanal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Goilmundi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Haladiakhol | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Hatakishoremunda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jandadihi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Naktikhol | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Patharakhani | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sikhajhari | 0 | 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 Palsama
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,497
- 2,316 male · 2,181 female
- Households
- 1,025
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.1%
- about the same as Reamal block's villages (72.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 942
- below Reamal block's villages (972)
- Children aged 0–6
- 618
- 13.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,390
- 53.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 844 (18.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 873 (19.4%)
What the 2,390 workers did
- Cultivators289 (12.1%)
- Agricultural labourers365 (15.3%)
- Household industry35 (1.5%)
- Other work200 (8.4%)
- Marginal workers1,501 (62.8%)
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 Palsama
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 28 villages cover 63 km², 12% of it sown with crops and 65% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 12
- Middle school6 of 12
- Secondary school2 of 12
- Senior secondary school1 of 12
- Degree college1 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre8 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump10 of 12
- Electricity for homes11 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 12
- Public bus4 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 12
- Weekly haat2 of 12
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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 Reamal block
- Adas
- Badchhapal
- Baghabar
- Balanda
- Budhapal
- Budido
- Chadheimara
- Gundiapali
- Kantabahal
- Karlaga
- Khilei
- Kolhabasa
- Kundheigola
- Lulang
- Malehipada
- Naulipada
- Nuadihi
- Nuapada
- Para
- Raitabahal
- Reamal
- Sodo
- Tabada
- Tarang
- Tentalabahal
- Tinkbir
- Tuhilmal
- Tungamal
- Utunia
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