Palakasandha, Gangapur, Ganjam, Odisha, India

Content updated on April 27, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palakasandha


The village Palakasandha is located in Gangapur Police Station Jurisdiction of Ganjam District in the State of Odisha in India. It is governed by Kshatriyabarapur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bellaguntha Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bhanjanagar, which is about 15 kilometers away from Palakasandha.

Travel and Communication for Palakasandha


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Palakasandha,
Ganjam,
Odisha, India
PIN - 761123

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palakasandha


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Palakasandha is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Palakasandha is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Palakasandha


As per available data from the year 2009, 2935 persons live in 550 house holds in the village Palakasandha. There are 1478 female individuals and 1457 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.36% and males constitute 49.64% of the total population.

There are 268 scheduled castes persons of which 134 are females and 134 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 9.13% of the total population.

Population density of Palakasandha is 905.86 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palakasandha


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Total area of Palakasandha is 324 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 304.79 ha. About 110.45 ha is un-irrigated area. About 194.34 ha is irrigated area. About 17.06 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 2.22 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 175.06 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 1.04 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.91 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 0.72 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 0.33 ha is culturable waste land. About 16.21 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palakasandha


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Gangapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Palakasandha.

There is a government primary school in the village Palakasandha.

There is a government middle school in the village Palakasandha.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in K.b.pur, which is less than 5 kms away from Palakasandha.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in K,b,.pur, which is less than 5 kms away from Palakasandha.

Colleges in Palakasandha


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in K.b.pur, which is less than 5 kms away from Palakasandha.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Berhampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palakasandha.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Brahmapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palakasandha.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Brahmapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palakasandha.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Berhampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palakasandha.

Other Educational Facilities in Palakasandha


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in B.l.pur, which is less than 5 kms away from Palakasandha.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in B.l.pur, which is less than 5 kms away from Palakasandha.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Berhampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palakasandha.

Healthcare Facilities in Palakasandha


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Palakasandha.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Palakasandha.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Palakasandha.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Palakasandha.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Palakasandha.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Palakasandha.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Palakasandha.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Palakasandha.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Palakasandha.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Palakasandha.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Palakasandha.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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