Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Palna gram panchayat
Palna is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,523 people in 1,717 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhawanipatana assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,523
- Literacy
- 50.2%
- Area
- 16.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118619
Villages of Palna
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palana | 656 | 2,714 | 49.3% | 23% | 15% |
| Kandakhal | 385 | 1,303 | 49.8% | 16% | 49% |
| Tepasa | 216 | 856 | 60.0% | 13% | 20% |
| Kharsel | 212 | 739 | 45.6% | 45% | 18% |
| Paikapada | 149 | 590 | 41.5% | 13% | 19% |
| Pendarmal | 99 | 321 | 60.7% | 0% | 47% |
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 Palna
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,523
- 3,294 male · 3,229 female
- Households
- 1,717
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 50.2%
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 980
- below Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 909
- 13.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,961
- 45.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,347 (20.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,596 (24.5%)
What the 2,961 workers did
- Cultivators324 (10.9%)
- Agricultural labourers388 (13.1%)
- Household industry12 (0.4%)
- Other work105 (3.5%)
- Marginal workers2,132 (72.0%)
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 Palna
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 17 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 1% 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 road1 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) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Cotton (6), Pulses (4), Onion (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 Bhawanipatna block
- Artal
- Borabhata
- Borda
- Chahagaon
- Chancher
- Chheliamal
- Dadpur
- Deypur
- Duarsuni
- Dumuria
- Gand-barajhola
- Gudialipadar
- Gurjung
- Jugsaipatna
- Kalam
- Kamathana
- Karalapada
- Karlaguda
- Kendupati
- Kuliamal
- Kutrukhamar
- Laxmipur
- Madiguda
- Malgaon
- Matia
- Medinipur
- Palsijharan
- Risigaon
- Sagada
- Seinpur
- Sikun
- Sripur
- Tal-belgaon
- Thuapadar
- Udepur
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