Gram panchayat · Badchana block · Jajpur
Palei gram panchayat
Palei is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badchana block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,373 people in 1,415 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Barchana assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 5,373
- Literacy
- 78.3%
- Area
- 6.9 km²
- LGD code
- 275251
Villages of Palei
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palei | 818 | 2,967 | 79.1% | 39% | 0% |
| Bandareswar | 475 | 1,915 | 80.8% | 30% | 9% |
| Kesharaipur | 122 | 491 | 63.5% | 13% | 44% |
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 Palei
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,373
- 2,710 male · 2,663 female
- Households
- 1,415
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.3%
- below Badchana block's villages (79.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 983
- above Badchana block's villages (959)
- Children aged 0–6
- 633
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,565
- 29.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,800 (33.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 389 (7.2%)
What the 1,565 workers did
- Cultivators255 (16.3%)
- Agricultural labourers782 (50.0%)
- Household industry21 (1.3%)
- Other work391 (25.0%)
- Marginal workers116 (7.4%)
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 Palei
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, 45% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school1 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 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 pump2 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus1 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Rabi Crops (2).
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 Badchana block
- Achyutabasant
- Anaka
- Arakhapur
- Badabalikuda
- Badachana
- Badaghumuri
- Balichandrapur
- Balipadia
- Bandalo
- Bantala
- Barada
- Barpada
- Bharatpur
- Bhusandapur
- Bikramtiran
- Byree
- Champapur
- Chandital
- Charinangala
- Chhatia
- Darpan
- Dhanamandala
- Gopalpur
- Kaimatia
- Khaira
- Kolanagiri
- Kundala
- Majhipada
- Manduka
- Nalipur
- Nelia
- Paria
- Patrajpur
- Radhadeipur
- Raipur
- Salapada
- Samia
- Santipur
- Saudia
- Siha
- Solar
- Sunguda
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