Gram panchayat · Lakhanpur block · Jharsuguda
Palsada gram panchayat
Palsada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 4,255 people in 1,018 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brajarajnagar assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 4,255
- Literacy
- 77.2%
- Area
- 10.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118579
Villages of Palsada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palsada | 389 | 1,690 | 76.6% | 22% | 11% |
| Jharupada | 220 | 899 | 73.6% | 47% | 20% |
| Nachenmura | 130 | 547 | 79.9% | 19% | 47% |
| Mahasingh | 137 | 529 | 87.0% | 28% | 20% |
| Renkuli | 85 | 351 | 76.2% | 13% | 26% |
| Panchpudugia | 57 | 239 | 68.3% | 10% | 52% |
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 Palsada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,255
- 2,116 male · 2,139 female
- Households
- 1,018
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.2%
- about the same as Lakhanpur block's villages (77.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,011
- above Lakhanpur block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 427
- 10.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,173
- 51.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,123 (26.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 941 (22.1%)
What the 2,173 workers did
- Cultivators380 (17.5%)
- Agricultural labourers400 (18.4%)
- Household industry96 (4.4%)
- Other work504 (23.2%)
- Marginal workers793 (36.5%)
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 Palsada
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 11 km², 28% of it sown with crops and 19% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Vegetables (5). Handicrafts: Handloom (1), Furnitures (1).
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 Lakhanpur block
- Attabira
- Badimal
- Baghamunda
- Bandhabahal
- Banjari
- Bhikampali
- Bhounarkhol
- Charpali
- Dalagoan
- Jamgaon
- Kadamdihi
- Kanaktora
- Kandheikela
- Katarbaga
- Kudaloi
- Kumbharbandha
- Kushraloi
- Lakhanpur
- Machida
- Panchagaon
- Pandari
- Piplikani
- Piplimal
- Pithinda
- Rampella
- Remonda
- Remta
- Samarbaga
- Sarandamal
- Sunari
- Telenpalli
- Tilia
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