Census town · Ganjam district
Palurgada
Palurgada is a census town: a place the census counts as urban (5,000+ people, at least three-quarters of male main workers outside farming, 400+ people per km²) but which has no municipal body and is governed as part of a gram panchayat, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 5,019 people in 1,052 households.
- Population (2011)
- 5,019
- Literacy
- 74.3%
- Area
- 2.36 km²
- Sub-district
- Rambha
- Census town code
- 412057
People and work in Palurgada
- Population
- 5,019
- 2,493 male · 2,526 female
- Households
- 1,052
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.3%
- men 84.7% · women 64.2%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,013
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 966
- People per km²
- 2,127
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,481 (69.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,583 workers did
- Cultivators75 (4.7%)
- Agricultural labourers16 (1.0%)
- Household industry6 (0.4%)
- Other work622 (39.3%)
- Marginal workers864 (54.6%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 2.36 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Ganjam
- Annual rainfall
- 1,023 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 137 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 21 km
- Nearest railway station
- Humma, 7 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 43 km
- Roads
- 6 km pucca, 3 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 208
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
Health
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 2
Banks, culture and products
- Main manufactured products
- Fishing Net Out Of Nylon Thread, Broomstick, Stone Chips Out Of Granite Stone
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.
Other towns in Ganjam
- Brahmapur
- Hinjilicut
- Polasara
- Chhatrapur
- Asika
- Bhanjanagar
- Kabisurjyanagar
- Lochapada
- Purusottampur
- Buguda
- Surada
- Kodala
- Digapahandi
- Khalikote
- Rambha
- Ganjam
- Chikiti
- Bellaguntha
- Bhabinipur
- Surala
- Arjyapalli
- Suvani
- Kukudakhandi
- Gopalpur
- Lalsingi
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Rambha sub-district · People of Ganjam district
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