Gram panchayat · Junagarh block · Kalahandi
Palash gram panchayat
Palash is a gram panchayat (village council) in Junagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,006 people in 1,267 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Junagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 5,006
- Literacy
- 60.7%
- Area
- 9.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118716
Villages of Palash
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palas | 648 | 2,491 | 60.9% | 11% | 0% |
| Gaudsargiguda | 344 | 1,396 | 48.9% | 20% | 8% |
| Mathura | 275 | 1,119 | 74.5% | 13% | 1% |
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 Palash
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,006
- 2,512 male · 2,494 female
- Households
- 1,267
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 60.7%
- above Junagarh block's villages (56.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 993
- below Junagarh block's villages (1,005)
- Children aged 0–6
- 560
- 11.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,004
- 40.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 689 (13.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 121 (2.4%)
What the 2,004 workers did
- Cultivators349 (17.4%)
- Agricultural labourers313 (15.6%)
- Household industry20 (1.0%)
- Other work591 (29.5%)
- Marginal workers731 (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 Palash
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 9 km², 77% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 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 office2 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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 Junagarh block
- Asttagaon
- Baladiamal
- Bankapalas
- Baxitulisipali
- Bhainriguda
- Budhipadar
- Charbahal
- Charbahati
- Chhuriagaon
- Chicheiguda
- Chingudisar
- Dasigaon
- Dedarh
- Dundeimal
- Goudchendia
- Habaspur
- Kalaigaon
- Kaliakundal
- Kalopala
- Kendupati
- Mahichal;a
- Maliguda
- Manijora
- Matigaon
- Meriabandhali
- Mundaraguda
- Naktiguda
- Nandol
- Pilikia
- Rajpur
- Sanyasikundamal
- Talamala
- Taljaring
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