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Gram panchayat · Komna block · Nuapada

Palasipani gram panchayat

Palasipani is a gram panchayat (village council) in Komna block of Nuapada district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 2,347 people in 603 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nuapadaନୂଆପଡ଼ା assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
2
Population (2011)
2,347
Literacy
53.7%
Area
13.7 km²
LGD code
275604

Villages of Palasipani

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Palasipani3511,41257.7%9%56%
Kasipala25293547.7%7%69%

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 Palasipani

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
2,347
1,174 male · 1,173 female
Households
603
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
53.7%
below Komna block's villages (54.7%)
Females per 1,000 males
999
below Komna block's villages (1,030)
Children aged 0–6
324
13.8% of residents
Workers
1,236
52.7% of residents
Scheduled Castes
183 (7.8%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,431 (61.0%)

What the 1,236 workers did

  • Cultivators297 (24.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers193 (15.6%)
  • Household industry20 (1.6%)
  • Other work36 (2.9%)
  • Marginal workers690 (55.8%)

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 Palasipani

How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 14 km², 83% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.

Education

  • Primary school2 of 2
  • Middle school2 of 2
  • Secondary school1 of 2
  • Senior secondary school0 of 2
  • Degree college0 of 2

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 2
  • Health sub-centre0 of 2
  • Anganwadi centre2 of 2

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 2
  • Hand pump2 of 2
  • Electricity for homes2 of 2

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road1 of 2
  • Public bus1 of 2
  • Mobile phone coverage2 of 2

Services

  • Post office or sub post office0 of 2
  • Commercial bank0 of 2
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
  • Weekly haat2 of 2
Primary schools
3
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Komna block

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